Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that doesn't happen.
Herb RittsActually, when I first started dabbling in photography, I was still working for my parents as a salesman.
Herb RittsToday a lot of things are so celebrity-oriented; it's only because it's celebrity and the photograph is lost. To me it's important to have an image that is a photograph first, not about necessarily who that person is.
Herb RittsWell, I liked it - that was the main thing. I liked it, but I didn't think of it in terms of a career. I didn't really know; I didn't really think about it. One thing just led to another until finally I quit my job as a salesman and found myself working as a photographer.
Herb Ritts