David LaChapelle

My biggest advice would be to take the pictures you want to take. Don’t think about the marketplace, what sells or what…

— David LaChapelle

Michael [Jackson] had paintings of himself at Neverland depicting himself as a knight and surrounded by cherubs and angels. People might think…

— David LaChapelle

My idea was that if I took a picture of somebody and years later, or whenever, they would die and if someone…

— David LaChapelle

I love fashion, beauty, glamour. It's the mark of civilisation,

— David LaChapelle

I like the consistency of having people in my life for a long time.

— David LaChapelle

My dream since I was a kid was to show in a gallery.

— David LaChapelle

People get devalued in Hollywood when they age, despite all their efforts to stay relevant and beautiful and young. They can't get…

— David LaChapelle

I like the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas more than the actual one.

— David LaChapelle

I'm not condemning the Catholic Church - it's too big, it's like condemning a nation and that would be prejudiced.

— David LaChapelle

For me, it's easier to like more things than to dislike them; I'm not a critic in that sense. I find it…

— David LaChapelle

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

My mother taught me a lot about respect for all living things - for plants and animals. I am a vegetarian. I…

— David LaChapelle

We use fashion for status and to beautify and there's nothing wrong with that, but when it becomes completely unbalanced, then you're…

— David LaChapelle

What I'm doing here is pointing out an irony: Here you have an institution that has systematically protected pedophile priests and then…

— David LaChapelle

The cruelty, war and violence, this is evil, wrong and dark and that's what we should hide from the children, not a…

— David LaChapelle

I never want people to be repulsed with my pictures; I always want to attract people.

— David LaChapelle

The industrial revolution fueled all of humanity, everything we do has been exploding ever since. It's been the biggest most impacting thing,…

— David LaChapelle

My pictures are about getting as far away from reality as possible. Dreams should be part of our everyday life.

— David LaChapelle

Then I got this idea in my head that magazines were like a gallery and if you got your magazine page ripped…

— David LaChapelle

I'll let criticism spoil breakfast, but I don't let it affect my lunch.

— David LaChapelle

I was always painting when I was a kid. But then when I handled a camera when I was 17, that was…

— David LaChapelle

My work is about making candy for the eyes. It's about grabbing your attention.

— David LaChapelle

I still go to church occasionally. I went the other day and found peace.

— David LaChapelle

I believe Michael [Jackson] in a sense is an American martyr. Martyrs are persecuted and Michael was persecuted. Michael was innocent and…

— David LaChapelle

I went to art high school and thought I'd be a painter. Unfortunately I didn't finish high school, but that's always been…

— David LaChapelle