I think the camera is a wonderful machine, don't you? And not to take photographs in this century is crazy.
Peter BeardI used to do horseback riding in the South, and it was just things I'd be pasting. I think my diaries was just an infantile desire to record things. I liked saving things instead of writing.
Peter BeardLike society, the diary is a world of useless secrets. Everything is there, yet there is nothing.
Peter BeardI had some highlight moments in the early '60s when I used to do a lot of rubbings. I used Afta; it's an amazing chemical. If you pour it on something and rub, you get amazing results. Before that, I used lighter fluid and, well, I've always liked blood. Everybody thinks I am very sick, but the thing is, blood is better than any ink or paint.
Peter Beard