Oh, Yes, I Was A Great Retoucher.

I Paint When I Cannot Photograph.

Each One Of Us, In His Timidity, Has A Limit Beyond Which He Is Outraged. It Is Inevitable That He Who By Concentrated Application Has Extended This Limit For Himself, Should Arouse The Resentment Of Those Who Have Accepted Conventions Which, Since Accepted By All, Require No Initiative Of Application. And This Resentment Generally Takes The Form Of Meaningless Laughter Or Of Criticism, If Not Persecution.

If I'd Had The Nerve, I'd Have Become A Thief Or A Gangster, But Since I Didn't, I Became A Photographer.

I Am An Economic Person; I Judge The Amount Of Work Involved With The Amount Of Worth Attained.

I Have Been Accused Of Being A Joker. But The Most Successful Art To Me Involves Humor.