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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.

David LaChapelle

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David LaChapelle
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 11
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I still go to church occasionally. I went the other day and found peace.
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In the fashion world, I was always an outsider, but I made people look good, so I had a career.
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My dream since I was a kid was to show in a gallery.
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If you want reality take the bus.
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I like the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas more than the actual one.
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I love fashion, beauty, glamour. It's the mark of civilisation.
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With mania, is it dangerous to ride that euphoric feeling. You feel very animated and creative I would fill journals with drawings. It feels good and you want it to last, but it can lead to being delusional. The delusions can be as real as you thinking you can fly.
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I'm not condemning the Catholic Church - it's too big, it's like condemning a nation and that would be prejudiced.
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What I'm doing here is pointing out an irony: Here you have an institution that has systematically protected pedophile priests and then you have an innocent Michael Jackson, who California spent millions of dollars trying to prosecute and could not do it because it was complete bulls - t.
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I had this duality growing up with my dad being a strict Catholic and his brother being a priest and my mother finding God in nature, so I've taken a little from both [traditions].
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