Quote

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.

David LaChapelle

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

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
Writing
Positive
Something
Learning
Good
Eyes
Love
Eye
People
Learn
Experience
Critic
Write
Critics
Still
Negative

More quotes by David LaChapelle

Image
I think we're in a post-pornographic time and nothing seems shocking, but everything remains carnal no matter what you do.
David LaChapelle
Image
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].
David LaChapelle
Image
My pictures are about getting as far away from reality as possible. Dreams should be part of our everyday life.
David LaChapelle
Image
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.
David LaChapelle
Image
I love fashion, beauty, glamour. It's the mark of civilisation.
David LaChapelle
Image
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.
David LaChapelle
Image
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.
David LaChapelle
Image
There are going to be people doing the talking and people who get talked about, choose, which one do you want to be?
David LaChapelle
Image
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.
David LaChapelle
Image
My biggest advice would be to take the pictures you want to take. Don’t think about the marketplace, what sells or what an editor might say. And don’t think about style. It’s all bullshit and surface stuff. Style happens.
David LaChapelle
Image
I still go to church occasionally. I went the other day and found peace.
David LaChapelle
Image
I like thinking about the fragility of the human flesh and our bodies - our decay and eventual death.
David LaChapelle
Image
You just do what you love, and then a style happens later on.
David LaChapelle
Image
I'll let criticism spoil breakfast, but I don't let it affect my lunch.
David LaChapelle
Image
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!
David LaChapelle
Image
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.
David LaChapelle
Image
I didn’t see any difference between being a photographer or being an artist. I didn’t make those boundaries. If someone wants to think it’s art, that’s great, but I’ll let history decide.
David LaChapelle
Image
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.
David LaChapelle
Image
If you want reality take the bus.
David LaChapelle
Image
My work is about making candy for the eyes. It's about grabbing your attention.
David LaChapelle