When I was growing up, all the films about teenagers were played by Tony Curtis or John Cassavetes when they were 27, 28 years old. We would see these teenage movies in the theaters and I would say, "They don't… — Larry Clark Copy Share Image
[Eugene Smith] was always writing these diatribes about truth, and how he wanted to tell the truth, the truth, the truth. It was a real rebel position. It was kind of like a teenager's position: why can't things be like they should be? Why can't I do what I want? I latched on to that philosophy. One day I snapped,… — Larry Clark Copy Share
I've always been interested in people that you wouldn't see otherwise. If you look back at my books, photographs, and films-and since I'm doing… — Larry Clark Copy Share Image
I am a storyteller. I've never been interested in just taking the single image and moving on. I always like to stay with the… — Larry Clark Copy Share Image
I learned how to skate, I couldn't do the tricks, but I could certainly skate fast enough. I could keep up with anybody and… — Larry Clark Copy Share Image
For me there are no rules. I think I learned that from artists-from painters and sculptors. It took photography a while to catch up… — Larry Clark Copy Share Image
The work all comes from a psychological need. See the images that I make... It's really a psychological need. I'm just jerked around by… — Larry Clark Copy Share Image
I tell people to frame the picture. Make the greatest, most perfect composition you can . . . and then take a step forward.… — Larry Clark Copy Share Image
I think the reason why I never wanted to do a retrospective is because I was scared to go back and look at all… — Larry Clark Copy Share Image
I just happened to have my camera and be photographing my friends. It was totally innocent; there was no purpose to the photographs. There… — Larry Clark Copy Share Image
If you've seen my books through the years, I've always been a storyteller. — Larry Clark Copy Share Image
