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Pictures are an escape. They should be bigger than life. In the same way, celebrities provide an escape from the mundane. They are photographed so we can worship them - so they are worthy of our worship.

David LaChapelle

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David LaChapelle
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 11
Fashion Photographer
Film Director
Film Producer
Filmmaker
Music Video Director
Photographer
Video Artist
Fairfield
Connecticut
David Lachapelle
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You just do what you love, and then a style happens later on.
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I believe in a visual language that should be as strong as the written word.
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I never wanted to be famous. I always wanted to take famous photographs.
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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'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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Michael [Jackson] had paintings of himself at Neverland depicting himself as a knight and surrounded by cherubs and angels. People might think he's an egomaniac, but he's not. It's because the world turned against him.
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If you watch Michael Jackson [1992] concerts from Budapest and compare it to a Madonna concert of today, you'll see such uplifting beauty and a message that you won't see in any other artist of our time.
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My dream since I was a kid was to show in a gallery.
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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 like thinking about the fragility of the human flesh and our bodies - our decay and eventual death.
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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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