I was fascinated by the Black Panthers because I'd been in contact with the Nation of Islam, thanks to Muhammad Ali, and their way of talking was that the whites were the devil, and they'd get rid of them once… — William Klein Copy Share Image
I always thought I was going to be an artist. I used to draw, and I would read Russian novels until 3 or 4… — William Klein Copy Share Image
I was 24 years old at the time. I had no real notion of what photography was about. I had no training. By accident,… — William Klein Copy Share Image
I have always done the opposite of what I was trained to do... Having little technical background, I became a photographer. Adopting a machine,… — William Klein Copy Share Image
My father was like Willy Loman, you know: he never really made it - and he was from a family where there were people… — William Klein Copy Share Image
My father was convinced that America was the greatest place in the world. I'm afraid I didn't have the family I would have dreamed… — William Klein Copy Share Image
This is supposed to be the Big Apple, with neighborhoods where the houses are all good-looking and the skyscrapers and everything. But to me,… — William Klein Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm doing something that's worthwhile. I feel like I'm showing something other people haven't shown. I don't get to talk to… — William Klein Copy Share Image
The kinetic quality of New York, the kids, dirt, madness - I tried to find a photographic style that would come close to it.… — William Klein Copy Share Image
In America, kids would go to college and get out and buy a second-hand car and go across the country and discover America. I… — William Klein Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I'd take shots without aiming, just to see what happened. I'd rush into crowds - bang! bang! ... It must be close to… — William Klein Copy Share Image
My way of living and working is that I'll do my thing. I went from one thing to another. That annoyed people. They didn't… — William Klein Copy Share Image
