A biography for Juergen Tellerhasn’t been written yet.
“In Bavaria, many homes have a cosy room which is all wood and is filled with special things. My grandfather had such a room, and he made the panels on the walls himself; each one told a story.”
“I don't understand longer shorts. I don't think they look good on anyone.”
“Nudity is no big deal as a German. It's all rather normal and boring.”
“I don't really like being controlled by anyone.”
“Family is a major part of my life.”
“I think it's really important to not be afraid of failure and to push yourself to try things and jump in the cold water.”
“I'm often in Venice in November and December, when it's foggy and wintry, and the decorations in the shops and the lights in the churches make the place feel both Christmassy and melancholic.”
“I want adventure in my life. I want to do things I haven't done before. These Hollywood people are so careful of their image and looking right, but there's a wildness when I come into the photographs. I just want to wade through rivers, climb mountains.”
“I go, wherever there is my interest, where my heart and feeling take me.”
“I couldn't identify with the images in 'Elle' or 'Vogue' or 'Harper's Bazaar.' Nobody in the world we're walking around in actually looks like that.”
“I like people with conviction, who are in control of themselves. I'm not interested in working with a designer who hires a creative director.”