54 Quotes by Helmut Newton

Technically, I have not changed very much. Ask my assistants. They'll tell you, I am the easiest photographer to work with. I don't have heavy equipment. I work out of one bag.

I used to hate doing color. I hated transparency film. The way I did color was by not wanting to know what kind of film was in my camera.

Well, it takes a certain amount of money. And I've got to see pictures of the person ahead of time. If I don't like the way the person looks I won't do it.

They often ask me to shoot for them. But I say no. I think an old guy like me ought not take pages away from young photographers who need the exposure.

I did find a wonderful girl last year, but the photographs that we did were more about motorcars.

I was lucky to have my wife as the art director, and it turned out to be quite something - a great success. I'm very proud of it.

Well, a copy was auctioned last year at a charity auction in Berlin, and it became the most expensive single book of the 20th Century.

In a particular photo one girl has a whip clenched between her teeth. She looked great. But I think Mr. Hermes had a fit when he saw the photos.

The photographs don't arouse me. All I can think about is the hard work it took to make them.