Bill Cunningham Quotes

When it comes to the camera, I can do my thing. But I'm bashful.

I take a lot of pride in my photography.

For me, taking photographs is such a tortured process. I'm always feeling like I'm not getting enough: I'm in the wrong place, the light isn't good, the subject's not comfortable.

I fight to take a good photograph every single time.

It's good that everyone has an opportunity to take pictures, the chance to be a photographer. Some are good, too. But the bad thing is that it's very, very difficult to take a great picture. Everyone can take a good picture - even a child - but it's hard to make a great one.

I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get it.

As a young person, and I know it's hard to believe that I was shy, but you could take your camera, and it would take you to places: it was like having a friend, like having someone to go out with and look at the world. I would do things with a camera I wouldn't do normally if I was just by myself.

I am a hobbyist photographer so I relate to the visual arts that way, but I'm not a painter.

Photography is a big part of my life: taking photographs, being around photographers.

In everything I do, the aesthetics are driven by the emotion. However I can do that with a camera, whether it's a long lens or a wide lens, I'll do.

I never claimed to be a great photographer.

I'm no good at anything but comedy, which I think I'm good at. I'm absolutely no good at networking; I'm terrible at acting; I'm terrible at dealing with executives; I'm terrible at collaborating. And I say whatever I want to say. But I think I'm good enough at comedy that I can survive. And I don't really have an ambition for money.

As a kid, I was always very shy growing up - I wasn't very good at articulating my thoughts or my feelings. Now that I'm older, I found acting to do that. So it's been an amazing way to sort of express who I am.

Photography can be a volatile situation. It can be very potent.

I'm not shy. I'm modest, but I'm very outgoing.

I've never really been one of those girls who's scared of showing a bit of flesh.

Some may think fashion is frivolous, but the way I see it, when you dress well, you add beauty to the world. And there's nothing wrong with that, right?

I was quite creative at school, and was also interested in fashion, but I was shy - I'm still not the loudest of people, believe it or not.

A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.

I know about photography - I'm really good at it.

I'm a photographer, period. I love photography, the immediacy of it. I like the craft, the idea of saying 'I'm a photographer.'

Photographing a cake can be art.

I was a very quiet child growing up. I always knew that I was funny - I just never put it to use.

I love photography, and I love the art of photography.