I wanted it to provide an escape route, I wanted to make pictures that were fantastic and took you into another world, one that was brighter. I started off with this idea. — David LaChapelle Copy Share Image
My biggest advice would be to take the pictures you want to take. Don’t think about the marketplace, what sells or what an editor… — David LaChapelle Copy Share
Michael [Jackson] had paintings of himself at Neverland depicting himself as a knight and surrounded by cherubs and angels. People might think he's an… — David LaChapelle Copy Share
My idea was that if I took a picture of somebody and years later, or whenever, they would die and if someone wanted to… — David LaChapelle Copy Share
People get devalued in Hollywood when they age, despite all their efforts to stay relevant and beautiful and young. They can't get jobs anymore. — David LaChapelle Copy Share
I'm not condemning the Catholic Church - it's too big, it's like condemning a nation and that would be prejudiced. — David LaChapelle Copy Share
For me, it's easier to like more things than to dislike them; I'm not a critic in that sense. I find it easier to… — David LaChapelle Copy Share
I'm part of what I consider the entertainment industry. For my photos to be entertaining, they have to be provocative and new. — David LaChapelle Copy Share
My mother taught me a lot about respect for all living things - for plants and animals. I am a vegetarian. I was brought… — David LaChapelle Copy Share
We use fashion for status and to beautify and there's nothing wrong with that, but when it becomes completely unbalanced, then you're living a… — David LaChapelle Copy Share
What I'm doing here is pointing out an irony: Here you have an institution that has systematically protected pedophile priests and then you have… — David LaChapelle Copy Share
The cruelty, war and violence, this is evil, wrong and dark and that's what we should hide from the children, not a human body! — David LaChapelle Copy Share
