I became the toast of London. A lot of people I met came from these really decadent families where the married men were gay and no one thought anything about it.

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I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get...

I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get...

To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.

To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it...

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it...

I wish I could be elegant.

I wish I could be elegant.

My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one...

My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one...

Whether it's an orgy or a cocktail party, I know how to do it.

Whether it's an orgy or a cocktail party, I know how to do it.

My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the...

My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the...

I should try to get some sleep as one doesn't know what tomorrow may bring.

I should try to get some sleep as one doesn't know what tomorrow may bring.

I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate...

I can't have just anybody assisting me, I need somebody who I can really communicate...

Happiness? No, it's not there for me.

Happiness? No, it's not there for me.

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of...

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of...

I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before.

I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before.

I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I...

When I have sex with someone I forget who I am. For a minute I...

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many...

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many...

I just want to be written about as a normal artist.

I just want to be written about as a normal artist.

My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.

My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.

I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the...

I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the...

I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people...

I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people...

I just try to live my life and do my thing.

I just try to live my life and do my thing.