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 ArbusTaking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.
Diane ArbusLove involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.
Diane ArbusIf I were just curious, it would be very hard to say to someone, I want to come to your house and have you talk to me and tell me the story of your life. I mean people are going to say, You're crazy. Plus they're going to keep mighty guarded. But the camera is a kind of license. A lot of people, they want to be paid that much attention and that's a reasonable kind of attention to be paid.
Diane Arbus