David LaChapelle

“I like the consistency of having people in my life for a long time.”

“My dream since I was a kid was to show in a gallery.”

“As you get older, you think about things differently from when you do in your twenties, when you think you'll live forever.”

“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.”

“I believe in a visual language that should be as strong as the written word.”

“For me, it's easier to like more things than to dislike them; I'm not a critic in that sense. I find it easier to like more, to be more open and enjoy more things, which has given me more opportunities.”

“I have this idea that you can use glamour and still have it represent something that matters.”

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