Elliott Erwitt Quotes

I'm interested in the person I photograph. The world is so beautiful as it is; there's so much going on, which is sort of interesting. It's just so crazy, so why do I have to put some retouching on it? It's just pointless to me.

Elegance is not to be noticed, but to be remembered.

There's an applied style of being minimal and simple, and then there's real simplicity. This looks simple, because it really is.

They are best dressed, whose dress no one observes.

When I'm doing a photo shoot, I'm not playing a part. I'm just trying to be myself.

I've always gone for the more understated look.

I'm not someone who is glamorous all the time.

As far as accessories are concerned, I think it is always best to be as minimalist as possible.

I never think about a shoot before I do it. Because there's no formula for people. What I try to do is to strip everything away rather than go in with preconceived notions. If I do that, I might miss a gem or a jewel that the person is offering me.

I don't have lights, I don't have assistants, I just go and meet somebody and take a photograph. That's really basic, and that's how I used to work when I was 17 or 18 in Holland.

I like the classic look. Keep it simple. There's only so much you can wear.

Let's say I find a lot of current American fiction too overwritten for my tastes, too self-conscious; I like something that's simpler and more direct. The story is what matters to me. I hope to make it seem real to readers, as if it happened just like this - so I don't want fancy descriptions getting in the way.

Bling is passe, and I like my style to reflect just that. Ruthless editing defines true style perfectly.

I just happen to like ordinary things. When I paint them, I don't try to make them extraordinary. I just try to paint them ordinary-ordinary.

I'm not high maintenance, and I'm not into a highly manicured man. I don't want to see a lot of hair product. If he's too showy, that's embarrassing to me - I wear makeup and take showers, but that's basically it. I'm not trying to stand out too much.

Fashion, which often seems to be on a path to be bigger, more Instagram-ready, can also achieve its best through sincerity.

I just like to keep things small and subtle and authentic, and ground everything in reality. So that is something that I feel is my strength as a director and I try to achieve as an actor.

I believe in keeping things simple. I do not believe in overdoing anything. Whatever you are wearing should make you look comfortable and confident.

According to me, the key is 'less is more.' For instance, if the print is the star of your outfit, don't accessorize too much. And if you have a gorgeous piece of jewellery, allow it to shine through.

I love a gray-on-gray outfit.

A man's style should be like his dress. It should be as unobtrusive and should attract as little attention as possible.

My aesthetic is about simplicity, elegance, and comfort, whether that is interpreted in a man's suit or a track suit.

There are times when life's just real quiet and simple. I sometimes get tired of people saying, "Well, what are you really like?"

I really believe in less is more. It's more sophisticated to look look and fresh and make a statement in one place.

I think that we are in a very strange time, when everybody is thinking about what is going to happen, and everybody is kind of cleaning house a little bit. In the fashion world, we are doing something similar. We are taking the fake out and being a little bit more real and simple.