Quotes by Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus

…I would never choose a subject for what it means to me. I choose a subject and then what I feel about it, what it means, begins to unfold.

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[Our self-image is] that gap between intention and effect

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Everybody has that thing where they need to look one way but they come out looking another way and that’s what people observe.

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Everybody has that thing where they need to look one way but they come out looking another way and that’s what people observe. You see someone on the street and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw. It’s just extraordinary that we should have been given these peculiarities. Something is ironic in the world and it has to do with the fact that what you intend never comes out like you intend it.

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For me, the subject of the picture is always more important than the picture.

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I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do – that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse.

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I mean, if you’ve ever spoken to someone with two heads, you know they know something you don’t.

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I mean, it’s very subtle and a little embarrassing to me, but I really believe there are things which nobody would see unless I photographed them.

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I never have taken a picture I’ve intended. They’re always better or worse.

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I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them.

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Quotes by Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus

…I would never choose a subject for what it means to me. I choose a subject and then what I feel about it, what it means, begins to unfold.

[Our self-image is] that gap between intention and effect

Everybody has that thing where they need to look one way but they come out looking another way and that’s what people observe.

For me, the subject of the picture is always more important than the picture.

I always thought of photography as a naughty thing to do – that was one of my favorite things about it, and when I first did it, I felt very perverse.

I mean, if you’ve ever spoken to someone with two heads, you know they know something you don’t.

I mean, it’s very subtle and a little embarrassing to me, but I really believe there are things which nobody would see unless I photographed them.

I never have taken a picture I’ve intended. They’re always better or worse.

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them.

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