If I had a picture of two handcuffed criminals being booked, I would cut the picture in half and get five bucks for each.

- Weegee

Anyone who looks for life can find it... and they don't need to photograph ashcans. The average camera fan reminds me of Pollyanna, with a lollypop i…

- Weegee

To me, pictures are like blintzes - ya gotta get 'em while they're hot.

- Weegee

What I did, anybody can do.

- Weegee

My name is Weegee. I'm the world's greatest photographer.

- Weegee

I had so many unsold murder pictures lying around my room...I felt as if I were renting out a wing of the City Morgue.

- Weegee

To me a photograph is a page from life, and that being the case, it must be real.

- Weegee

Sure. I’d like to live regular. Go home to a good looking wife, a hot dinner, and a husky kid. But I guess I got film in my blood. I love this racket…

- Weegee

I am a perfectionist. When I take a picture...it's gotta be good.

- Weegee