A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was

When you ask a person to jump, his attention is mostly directed toward the act of jumping and the mask falls so that the real person appears.

[Revealing character] can't be done by pushing the person into position or arranging his head at a certain angle. It must be accomplished by provoking the victim, amusing him with jokes, lulling him with silence, or asking impertinent questions which his best friend would be afraid to voice.

Of the thousands of people, celebrated and unknown, who have sat before my camera, I am often asked who was the most difficult subject, or the easiest, or which picture is my favorite. This last question is like asking a mother which child she likes the most

Herein lies the main objective of portraiture and also its main difficulty. The photographer probes for the innermost. The lens sees only the surface... .

I am often asked which picture is my favorite. This is like asking a mother which child she likes the most.

The immortal photographers will be straightforward photographers, those who do not rely on tricks or special techniques.