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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

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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
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There is nothing ugly in sexuality or in the body. It's human!
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I never wanted to be famous. I always wanted to take famous photographs.
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My dream since I was a kid was to show in a gallery.
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I have no interest in being famous. I just want to make famous photographs.
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If you want reality take the bus.
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You just do what you love, and then a style happens later on.
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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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I'll let criticism spoil breakfast, but I don't let it affect my lunch.
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I like the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas more than the actual one.
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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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I like the consistency of having people in my life for a long time.
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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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