I was just confident my work was good.

I want to show off how beautiful my subjects are, whether its a cheetah or a live girl or two of them together.

When you start photographing yourself, you are going to be amazed at all the things you find out about yourself, and you'll be glad you did.

They all wanted to model for me because they knew I wouldn’t take advantage of them.

Make the most of what you have and enjoy being female; enjoy being YOU.

I miss Bettie Page. I've been missing her since the last time I photographed her in 1954.

When we allow the genius of simple nature to flow through us we become every genius who has ever lived.

Quiet, deep breath after any prayer is another form of Amen.

Fanaticism in many lands has surfaced as the greatest threat to the world. Indifference to its consequences would be a serious mistake.

Either you participate in the community like an adult or you leave and do your own thing.

I try to have a real close connection with my fans. That's extremely important. They are the ones that have been there from the beginning and proved everyone else wrong.

Feed your faith and starve your doubts.

I'm a painter in my dreams, you know.

Friendship is infinitely better than kindness.

Cured yesterday of my disease, I died last night of my physician.

Humor could not flourish in a wholly serious and rational atmosphere.