All art is based on non-conformity.

Every great historic change has been based on nonconformity, has been bought either with the blood or with the reputation of nonconformists.

All art is based on non-conformity.

I became interested in photography when I was sharing a studio with Walker Evans, and found my own sketching was inadequate.

I've been asked often what is the difference between an amateur and a professional artist, and I will tell you. An amateur artist is one who works all week at something else so he can paint on Saturday and Sunday. A professional artist is one whose wife works so he can paint all the time.

An ametuer is an artist who supports himself with outside jobs which enable him to paint. A professional is someone whose wife works to enable him to paint.

Being an artist is not only what you do, but how you live your life.