I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don’t like to arrange things. If I stand in front of something, instead of arranging it, I arrange myself. Diane Arbus Read Quote
When you grow up your mother says, ‘Wear rubbers or you’ll catch cold.’ When you become an adult you discover that you have the right not to wear rubbers and to see if you catch cold or not. It’s something like that. Diane Arbus Read Quote
I used to think consciousness itself was a virtue, so I tried to keep it all in my head at the same time: past, future, etc. Diane Arbus Read Quote
Freaks was a thing I photographed a lot. It was one of the first things I photographed, and it had a terrific kind of excitement for me. I just used to adore them. I still do adore some of them. Diane Arbus Read Quote
I hated painting, and I quit right after high school because I was continually told how terrific I was… it made me feel shaky. Diane Arbus Read Quote
You see someone on the street, and essentially what you notice about them is the flaw. Diane Arbus Read Quote
That is why people have jobs and pay checks… it helps keep you from unanswerable questions. Diane Arbus Read Quote
The thing that’s important to know is that you never know. You’re always sort of feeling your way. Diane Arbus Read Quote
