“The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.”

Is photography an art? There is no point in trying to find out if it is an art. Art is old-fashioned. We need something else.

Lipstick is the red badge of courage.

There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love.

All critics should be assassinated.

A certain amount of contempt for the material employed to express an idea is indispensable to the purest realization of this idea.

My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection.

If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !

Speaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must admit, not for purely artistic reasons.

Reality is fabricated out of desire.

In the same spirit, when the automobile arrived, there were those that declared the horse to be the most perfect form of locomotion.

A camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It is the subject that determines the interest of the photograph.

I never knew what I was doing until I was done.

I believe in the relation between photography and music; And thats my inspiration.

If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !

Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted.

You don’t ask a writer what typewriter he uses.

Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.

It is my belief that politicians should not be stepping into the realm of history. Rather, politicians should be taking a future-oriented perspective.

The nation that has the schools has the future.

He who least needs tomorrow, will most gladly greet tomorrow.

I think the teaching profession contributes more to the future of our society than any other single profession.

I cannot wait to see my children grow up and create a brighter future and a better world for all.

Do what makes you happy in the present instead of overthinking and worrying about the future.

Worrying about the future can drain your energy, and waste your time.