Photography Was The First Foreign Language Of

It Is Not Sex By Itself That Interests Me, But Its Particular Role In American Consciousness, And In My Own Life.

The Principles Of True Art Is Not To Portray, But To Evoke.

A Trait Which Differentiated New York From European Cities Was The Incredible Freedom And Ease In Which Life, Including Sexual Life, Could Be Carried On, On Many Levels.

Mapplethorpe Presented The Body As A Sexual Object, Separating It From The Humanity Of The Person. He Added Nothing To Photography As A Medium. I Hold His Work In Low Regard.

- Growth Has Its Season. There Are Spring And Summer, But There Are Also Fall And Winter. And Then Spring And Summer Again. As Long As The Roots Are Not Severed, All Is Well And All Be Well.