Some people strive for perfection, but I often find perfection boring

- Mario Testino

No! Beauty is emotional! That's why plastic surgery never works. Women who want to change their nose, lips, they don't understand that they are doing…

- Mario Testino

I usually try to make my images look like they just exist, like no effort was put into it.

- Mario Testino

The more I photograph women, the less it is about transformation. Women are beautiful. All that really matters is enhancing that.

- Mario Testino

My favourite words are possibilities, opportunities and curiosity. I think if you are curious, you create opportunities, and then if you open the doo…

- Mario Testino

Some things happen by accident - embrace them.

- Mario Testino

I started being a photographer because I liked fashion. I liked the idea of dressing up and changing my look. I got earrings, dyed my hair. I would d…

- Mario Testino

Work is your life, it’s not a rehearsal. You work 7 days a week so you may as well enjoy those days.

- Mario Testino

I had the right amount of detachment to go back and really appreciate what I had grown up with. There’s a particular style that is very Peru that you…

- Mario Testino