Mario Testino Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I have no real training in the history of fine art or furniture; my eye just works by proportions. I react intuitively. In London, it's all about color because the weather is so gray, and in that cold light they look beautiful.”

“At the end of the '90s, I was very bored with the usual models, so I discovered a new generation that impressed me with their fresh look. I still keep working with models like Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss, and I am still looking for new, interesting faces. Life is about discovery, and you should never stop searching.”

“When I had photographed Prince William's mother, I brought along a CD of Dalida, a French singer, that we played on set all day to relax everyone. I decided to do the same thing for Catherine and William. The contrast of the contemporary informal music playing in the beautiful rooms with so much history caused a lot of laughter.”

“Even someone as photographed and aware of the camera as members of the royal family needs to feel completely comfortable if they are to look their best.”

“There's a particular style that is very Peru that you don't see anywhere else; it's got so many different imprints. When you mix Incan minimalism with the heavy, ornate Spanish Baroque, it is very interesting.”

“England is the country where I learned my profession. They are the ones that trained me, they are the ones that believed in me.”

“I adore being able to go to the Oscars and know every single person at the party afterwards.”

“In the South America of the forties and fifties, everyone was into beauty and glamour and fashion.”

“Many people when I started didn't believe I was a good fashion photographer, and probably they still think that.”

“I am obsessed by people. Usually I try to get the girl out of the model instead of the model out of the girl.”