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Just because I was out at the bars all the time didn't mean I wasn't looking for someone to love.

Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself.

Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, an...Show more »

Whenever you make love to someone, there should be three people involved - you, the other person, and the devil. Show less «

I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of ...Show more »

I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence. Show less «

I'm not a photojournalist.

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn't. And that's a tou...Show more »

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn't. And that's a tough place to be because you're never satisfied. Show less «

I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people didn't agree.

When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I even forget I'm human. It's the same ...Show more »

When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I even forget I'm human. It's the same thing when I'm behind a camera. I forget I exist. Show less «

My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be.

The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.

I'm not photographing anything naked these days. I haven't been concentrating on bodies recently.

Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.

When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.

I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these really decadent families where t...Show more »

I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these really decadent families where the married men were gay and no one thought anything about it. Show less «

I should try to get some sleep as one doesn't know what tomorrow may bring.

I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.

I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate with.

I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame.

My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the darkroom is.

I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before.

I recorded that because it happened to me. I wasn't making a point.

My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.

I just try to live my life and do my thing.

If I have to change my lifestyle, I don't want to live.

To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.

I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.

I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it.

The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved.

Happiness? No, it's not there for me.

I've never lied. I think I've lived a moral life.

This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don't get it.

With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the...Show more »

With photography, you zero in; you put a lot of energy into short moments, and then you go on to the next thing. Show less «

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which ...Show more »

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of the time in which it is made. Show less «

You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations.

I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

One must ease the public into it - that's an art in itself.

I would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody I wanted to please.

I wish I could be elegant.

People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photog...Show more »

People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photography. Show less «

I just want to be written about as a normal artist.

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid partic...Show more »

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They become professional observers. Show less «