I didn’t feel the tusk go through me. But I did feel this sort of freight elevator coming down, popping the chicken bones, you know. It blinded me. Everything was black. It was bright noon day sun. You mustn’t get walked on by elephants. Peter Beard Read Quote
In the high level cartoon world, my number one admired hero would be Chas Addams – really a top, top artist that the ‘New Yorker’ was lucky to find and employ. Peter Beard Read Quote
I’ve never gotten a release from any person. I’m not a businessman; I’m on the side of common sense. Releases ruin the atmosphere of photography. Peter Beard Read Quote
I’m learning that human pressure on wildlife is becoming increasingly dangerous. You’ve got to be more alert because more animals have been pushed around, wounded, subjected to human harassment, ambushed, all kinds of stress. When they attack, it’s totally predictable. Peter Beard Read Quote
I was extremely irritated being photographed for a long time, then I gave up caring. Photography is a nauseating cliche, but there is a lot to it. You can tell so much about a person from it. You are exaggerating the consciousness. It’s life-thickening, photography. Peter Beard Read Quote
I graduated. I did History of Art, you know, all those things – American Studies – and then I went to art school, and I did Joseph Alvarez in the art school. Peter Beard Read Quote
An artist who goes around proclaiming that the art he’s making is art is probably making a serious mistake. And that’s one mistake I try not to make. Peter Beard Read Quote
I don’t mind the word ‘dilettante.’ A dilettante means someone who does what he loves. Peter Beard Read Quote
