William Wegman
[Artist, b. 1943, Holyoke, Massachusetts, lives in New York.]
As soon as I got funny, I killed any majestic intentions in my work.
Norman Parkinson
[Photographer, b. 1913, London, d. 1990, Singapore.]
I like there to be a joke in practically every photo I take. Nobody has the right to make photography boring.
Stephen Colbert
[Satirist and television host, b. 1964, Washington, D.C., lives in New York.]
Cameras are dangerous. With no waiting period or background check, any whack-job could just stroll into a Wal-Mart and walk out with a semi-automatic. Now, for years I’ve been pressing for stricter regulations on cameras, especially around our elected officials. Too many political lives have been cut short by some crazed shooter.
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
[Writer, b. 1835, Hannibal, Missouri, d. 1910, Redding, Connecticut.]
My dear Sir, I thank you very much for your letter and your photograph. In my opinion you are more like me than any other of my numerous doubles. I may even say that you resemble me more closely than I do myself. In fact, I intend to use your picture to shave by. Yours thankfully, S. Clemens.
(Reply to a man who sent him a photograph and claimed to be his double.)
Andrew Savulich
[Photographer, b. 1949, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, lives in New York.]
The best way to make money with a camera is to sell it.
Kermit the Frog
[Muppet and Philosopher, b. 1955, WRC-TV, Washington, D.C., lives in Hollywood.]
How important are the visual arts in our society? I feel strongly that the visual arts are of vast and incalculable importance. Of course I could be prejudiced. I am a visual art.
Tallulah Bankhead
[Actress, b. 1902, Huntsville, Alabama, d. 1968, New York.]
They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum.
Lee Friedlander
[Photographer, b. 1934, Aberdeen, Washington, lives in New York.]
At first, my presence in my photos was fascinating and disturbing. But as time passed and I was more a part of other ideas in my photos, I was able to add a giggle to those feelings.
