Whatever it is about pictures, photographs, it's just about impossible to follow up with words. They don't have anything to do with each other.
William EgglestonWe have a few things in common - smoking, drinking, and women. Photography just gets us out of the house. (To photographer Juergen Teller)
William EgglestonI quite frequently don't look through the camera, which is very close to being blind.
William EgglestonI don't think that has ever changed. I don't think I see any more or any less than I did years ago. Let's say I have the print of a photo taken in the 1960s and one I took a month ago. I think it's pretty difficult to tell any difference, personally.
William Eggleston