Juergen Teller

I like Ryan McGinley's work.

— Juergen Teller

There was a stage in my career when I started to have problems with the vanity aspect of the subject. I got…

— Juergen Teller

Everything I choose to photograph, I think is beautiful.

— Juergen Teller

I would never ask somebody to do something where I felt that it's not right or it puts someone in an uncomfortable…

— Juergen Teller

Quite frankly, if I didn't enjoy the fashion industry, then I wouldn't continue to do it.

— Juergen Teller

I just really like women, and I like men, and I like children, and I like eating, and I like doing everything.

— Juergen Teller

What's the point of shorts if they're not short?

— Juergen Teller

Normally, whenever I try to photograph my mother, she is extremely impatient and will only stand for a minute and insists on…

— Juergen Teller

If I do a portrait, I know what they can take. If somebody's a sweet, shy person, the photographs will be sweet…

— Juergen Teller

I just want to do everything as good as I possibly can.

— Juergen Teller

I'm interested in the person I photograph. The world is so beautiful as it is; there's so much going on, which is…

— Juergen Teller

When you have your own kid, it suddenly makes you more aware of how your parents treated you and educated you. Your…

— Juergen Teller

A few brands have asked me to design shorts for them. I'm not sure about that. I don't want to have them…

— Juergen Teller

I like the luxurious, dressing-up aspect of fashion.

— Juergen Teller

I never really think of anyone as models, even the models.

— Juergen Teller

I take it very seriously, the photographic craft.

— Juergen Teller

It's important to be involved in different things for me.

— Juergen Teller

I like the idea that things can exist in different formats - in a gallery, a fashion ad, in books.

— Juergen Teller

In Bavaria, many homes have a cosy room which is all wood and is filled with special things. My grandfather had such…

— Juergen Teller

In order to do something really good, you have to take risks - that's what I do.

— Juergen Teller

I like physical exercise. I cycle, run, and play tennis and football with my son.

— Juergen Teller

I had no visual imagination as a child. I liked playing football. That was it.

— Juergen Teller

Family is a major part of my life.

— Juergen Teller

When I came to London in 1986, I was amazed at how prudish everyone was.

— Juergen Teller

I've never really understood tattoos. I mean, it's your body - why would you wanna scar it? I don't mind other people's…

— Juergen Teller