What would please me most is to make photographs as incomprehensible as life. William Klein More Quotes by William Klein More Quotes From William Klein My father was like Willy Loman, you know: he never really made it - and he was from a family where there were people who had made it. William Klein youfamilyfatherpeople Why did I take fashion photographs? I thought it was fun. And there was a lot of money. William Klein thoughtfashionmoneyfun Fashion had no interest for me. I would take photographs in the studio. I would go back home, and my wife would say, 'What is the fashion like for this season?' And I would say, 'I have no idea.' William Klein mefashionwifehome If I look back, I think most of the things I did - the films, the books, the collaborations with these magazines - were mostly by accident. William Klein backthingslookthink I like the streets. I grew up in the streets. William Klein likeupstreetsgrew My way of living and working is that I'll do my thing. I went from one thing to another. That annoyed people. They didn't know how to categorize me. William Klein knowmepeopleway I saw New York differently after being in Paris for a few years. William Klein newbeingparisnew-york Being an expatriate doesn't go down well in America. William Klein downbeinggoamerica I always dreamt of becoming an artist in Paris. Thanks to the Army, it happened. William Klein thanksparisarmyartist I was 24 years old at the time. I had no real notion of what photography was about. I had no training. By accident, I put a negative in an enlarger, and you can do many things with that negative. William Klein youtrainingtimenegative I grew up in New York, in a rough neighborhood where our biggest concern was not getting beat up. I was always far from the center of the Big Apple. William Klein beatnewalwaysnew-york I like film. I'm old fashioned. William Klein oldlikefilm In fashion, you have assistants, flashes; you can make sets. There are people running around doing things for you. But I can take it or leave it. William Klein youfashioni-canpeople For my first book, 'New York,' I had one camera and two lenses. It was fotografia povera. William Klein cameranewnew-yorkbook Fashion was more of a sideline for me. I did it for the money. William Klein moremefashionmoney I like dark humor. I think the world is very funny and tragic, and my photographs are basically dark Jewish humor. William Klein humordarkfunnyworld I thought it would be good not to hide the fact that you're taking a photograph, and have people react and come in close and also make a commentary on what's being photographed: 'This is a photo, this is my point of view.' William Klein viewgoodyoupeople I thought it would be a good idea to look at New York with this half-European, half-native eye and really do something to get back at this city that I thought really gave me a hard time when I grew up. William Klein citygoodmetime
