Well, it takes a certain amount of money. And I've got to see pictures of the person ahead of time. If I don't like the way the person looks I won't do it.

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I like photographing the people I love, the people I admire, the famous, and especially...

I like photographing the people I love, the people I admire, the famous, and especially...

Look, I'm not an intellectual - I just take pictures.

Look, I'm not an intellectual - I just take pictures.

I have mixed feelings about those sorts of things. When I see it done by...

I have mixed feelings about those sorts of things. When I see it done by...

People gave us everything for free. We were allowed only so much film per picture,...

People gave us everything for free. We were allowed only so much film per picture,...

I was lucky to have my wife as the art director, and it turned out...

I was lucky to have my wife as the art director, and it turned out...

In the photographs themselves there's a definite contrast between the figures and the location -...

In the photographs themselves there's a definite contrast between the figures and the location -...

My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain.

My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain.

The whole series is black-and-white, so when I went to shoot one of the women...

The whole series is black-and-white, so when I went to shoot one of the women...

They often ask me to shoot for them. But I say no. I think an...

They often ask me to shoot for them. But I say no. I think an...

I used to hate doing color. I hated transparency film. The way I did color...

I used to hate doing color. I hated transparency film. The way I did color...

I did find a wonderful girl last year, but the photographs that we did were...

I did find a wonderful girl last year, but the photographs that we did were...

Technically, I have not changed very much. Ask my assistants. They'll tell you, I am...

Technically, I have not changed very much. Ask my assistants. They'll tell you, I am...

I spend a lot of time preparing. I think a lot about what I want...

I spend a lot of time preparing. I think a lot about what I want...

It's that I don't like white paper backgrounds. A woman does not live in front...

It's that I don't like white paper backgrounds. A woman does not live in front...