My biggest advice would be to take the pictures you want to take. Don’t think about the marketplace, what sells or what an editor might say. And don’…

- David Lachapelle

Prostitutes go to heaven. It's their clients that go to hell.

- David Lachapelle

If you want reality take the bus.

- David Lachapelle

My pictures are about getting as far away from reality as possible. Dreams should be part of our everyday life.

- David Lachapelle

As an artist you have a choice. You can add more confusion and darkness to the world or you can shine a light, make a beauty.

- David Lachapelle

I believe in a visual language that should be as strong as the written word.

- David Lachapelle

People say photographs don't lie, mine do.

- David Lachapelle

I'll let criticism spoil breakfast, but I don't let it affect my lunch.

- David Lachapelle

I shoot fantasy. If you want reality, ride the bus

- David Lachapelle