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I'm part of what I consider the entertainment industry. For my photos to be entertaining, they have to be provocative and new.

David LaChapelle

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David LaChapelle
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 11
Fashion Photographer
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Film Producer
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Music Video Director
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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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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.
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The adornment of the body is a human need. I don't see anything superficial about it unless your life becomes very materialistic.
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I still go to church occasionally. I went the other day and found peace.
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My work is about making candy for the eyes. It's about grabbing your attention.
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My dream since I was a kid was to show in a gallery.
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I love fashion, beauty, glamour. It's the mark of civilisation.
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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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If you want reality take the bus.
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There is nothing ugly in sexuality or in the body. It's human!
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I wanted it to provide an escape route, I wanted to make pictures that were fantastic and took you into another world, one that was brighter. I started off with this idea.
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I like the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas more than the actual one.
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The key is to photograph your obsessions, whether that’s old people’s hands or skyscrapers. Think of a blank canvas, because that’s what you’ve got, and then think about what you want to see. Not anyone else.
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We are in this time of corporations being so greedy and global. Some people want to call it the apocalypse. When I was born it was half the people on the planet. It has doubled in my life time. This is not sustainable for the earth of course we are going somewhere. So we have to live preciously, we have to live each day with care!
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I never wanted to be famous. I always wanted to take famous photographs.
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I am not God. But I can only do my role here on this planet. The role I feel I was given since I was a kid was to be making art and I only wanted to give and I never let money be my God.
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As an artist you have a choice. You can add more confusion and darkness to the world or you can shine a light, make a beauty.
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I love when people write about something, I learn what I'm doing through the eyes of a good critic, positive or negative. It's still a learning experience.
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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 believe in a visual language that should be as strong as the written word.
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