Herb Ritts Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Actually, when I first started dabbling in photography, I was still working for my parents as a salesman.”

“I like form and shape and strength in pictures.”

“I always enjoyed art history because, growing up in California, my exposure was limited, and it was a new experience. To learn the history of art opened up certain things to me, made me see. It intrigued me.”

“The education, the cultural awareness, is different in Europe, especially in France, from that in the United States. So I think the public will be much more appreciative of many images.”

“Generally, the French highly promote culture and the arts, and photography is in their blood.”

“I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense.”

“Regardless of whether you speak the language or are familiar with a culture, the picture should hold up.”

“That's why I felt so at home when I went to Africa. It didn't matter that I was halfway around the world in a foreign country, because all those elements are universal. And I think that's one thing about my work: It's universal.”

“Well, I liked it - that was the main thing. I liked it, but I didn't think of it in terms of a career. I didn't really know; I didn't really think about it. One thing just led to another until finally I quit my job as a salesman and found myself working as a photographer.”

“What I particularly liked was that, coming from California and not being involved in the New York scene, I developed my personal way, in my own way, at my own pace.”