David LaChapelle Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Just as Renaissance artists provided narratives for the era they lived in, so do I. I'm always looking beyond the surface. I've done that ever since I first picked up a camera.”

“I've never wanted to be part of an inner circle of any scene. I've always been an outsider looking to question and subvert.”

“I never want people to be repulsed with my pictures; I always want to attract people.”

“As you get older, you think about things differently from when you do in your twenties, when you think you'll live forever.”

“I have this idea that you can use glamour and still have it represent something that matters.”

“My dream since I was a kid was to show in a gallery.”

“I went to art high school and thought I'd be a painter. Unfortunately I didn't finish high school, but that's always been part of my work.”

“I would rather die than be a serious artist, or a fake artist.”

“In the fashion world, I was always an outsider, but I made people look good, so I had a career.”

“My mother taught me a lot about respect for all living things - for plants and animals. I am a vegetarian. I was brought up that way.”