Cameras Quote by James Agee

They say the camera never lies. It lies every day.

— Cesar Romero

To say that "the camera cannot lie" is merely to underline the multiple deceits that are now practised in its name.

— Marshall McLuhan

The camera is one of the greatest liars of our time.

— John Gunther

Camera lies all the time. It’s all it does is lie, because when you choose this moment instead of this moment, when you… the…

— Richard Avedon

It is said that the camera cannot lie, but rarely do we allow it to do anything else, since the camera sees what you…

— James A. Baldwin

It must be confessed that it takes considerable skill to produce the best kind of lies. It is in the hands of first-class photographers…

— Henry Peach Robinson

One of the things I learned early on was the system of believing: you have to believe in what you say. The camera is…

— Wes Studi

The camera cannot lie, but it can be an accessory to untruth.

— Harold Evans

In media terms, the camera always lies, providing an edited version of reality.

— Mal Fletcher

I never said the camera was truth. It is, however, a more accurate and more objective way of seeing.

— Chuck Close

Early on, someone had told me, 'You know, the camera can always tell when you're lying.' And, Jesus, that intimidated me. 'The camera can…

— Michael Douglas

Many cherish the idea that a photograph is an exact presentment of nature, and accept without question the paradox that a photograph cannot lie.…

— Walter J. Phillips