75 Quotes by David LaChapelle

There’s nothing that symbolizes loss or grief more than a mother losing a child.

Prostitutes go to heaven. It’s their clients that go to hell.

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.

What’s shocking is cruelty and torture, and that’s become our entertainment. Kids can play violent video games, but God forbid they look at a naked woman. That’s pornography, that’s perverse. No!

My work is about making candy for the eyes. It’s about grabbing your attention.

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.

People get devalued in Hollywood when they age, despite all their efforts to stay relevant and beautiful and young. They can’t get jobs anymore.

My work is about making candy for the eyes. It’s about grabbing your attention. Even though my work is appearing in magazines I am trying to make a large picture. I want my photographs to read like a poster.

The adornment of the body is a human need. I don’t see anything superficial about it unless your life becomes very materialistic.