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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
Film Director
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Music Video Director
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We're bombarded with images. Take the time to stop and look at something then connect with them and maybe they're thinking the same thing, I used a lot of devices to catch the eye of people who have seen a lot of stuff, having worked in advertising and in editorial. I have learned to get someone to stop and look at something, that language.
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I still go to church occasionally. I went the other day and found peace.
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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 think we're in a post-pornographic time and nothing seems shocking, but everything remains carnal no matter what you do.
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I have no interest in being famous. I just want to make famous photographs.
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I'll let criticism spoil breakfast, but I don't let it affect my lunch.
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There is nothing ugly in sexuality or in the body. It's human!
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The adornment of the body is a human need.
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I like thinking about the fragility of the human flesh and our bodies - our decay and eventual death.
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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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People get devalued in Hollywood when they age, despite all their efforts to stay relevant and beautiful and young. They can't get jobs anymore.
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I never wanted to be famous. I always wanted to take famous photographs.
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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.
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What's shocking is cruelty and torture, and that's become our entertainment. Kids can play violent video games, but God forbid they look at a naked woman. That's pornography, that's perverse. No!
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Then I got this idea in my head that magazines were like a gallery and if you got your magazine page ripped out and someone stuck it on their refrigerator, then that was a museum – someone’s private museum.
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I love fashion, beauty, glamour. It's the mark of civilisation.
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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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I like the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas more than the actual one.
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I believe in a visual language that should be as strong as the written word.
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