I spent all of my money on film. I remember I would do these set-design jobs or transcribe or just anything to get, like, a $100 check and go immediately to Adorama and buy expired film. — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
I think that's an important lesson for young people who want to be artists: You have to find someone who believes in you and who will help you find that time where you don't have to think about a job… — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
A lot of people, even my parents, thought, "Art school, I don't know. We'll support you but the success rate for artists is really… — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
I want to venture into film more, and I think that a nice way to transition into doing that would be a documentary. I… — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
I knew my ticket out of the suburbs was art school, so I worked really hard to develop my portfolio and get a scholarship. — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
You find the people that you need to find. There's this gravitational pull. — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
I spent all of my money on film. I remember I would do these set-design jobs or transcribe or just anything to get, like,… — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
My photographs are a celebration of life, fun and the beautiful. They are a world that doesn't exist. A fantasy. Freedom is real. There… — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
I'm always interested in an atmosphere where dreams and reality mingle on equal terms. — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
The cool thing for me about moving to New York was that I got to create a new family. — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
I think that's an important lesson for young people who want to be artists: You have to find someone who believes in you and… — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
Actually, I didn't study photography at first. I went to school for painting my first year, poetry my second year, graphic design my third… — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
You have to be able to observe life as if you were a camera all the time, constantly looking at light and the way… — Ryan McGinley Copy Share Image
