Mario Testino Quotes
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 dress like a fashion photo.
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Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose for a person who is not an artist or not attempting art, it is not dross, because it is the common exchange of everyday life.
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I was a scapegoat. The media had to put responsibility on somebody, and I was chosen. They felt free to say that because someone was thin they were anorexic, which is ridiculous.
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
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With bikes, it is absolutely the case that you will get what you pay for. Invest in quality so it will endure wear and tear.
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History's a resource.
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When you argue with your inferiors, you convince them of only one thing: they are as clever as you.
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Unfortunately, if you don't want to be in the spotlight, get out of it.
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People have become shallower. They view spending, entertaining, seeking leisure and enjoying as the main objectives of their life.
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I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.
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Friends are really important, especially when you've had the successes that I've had. I've gone really far in my career, so they're the ones that keep you humble, keep your feet on the ground.
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For my life, I need to make my own choices.
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I love New York. Love it.
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We would like to make it quite clear that we are not migrants into the U.K. But we are the citizens of a state that belongs to the European Union who can take jobs anywhere freely within the European Union.
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Everyone around me was super-cool and laid back and skinny and tan and volleyball-y, and I was just this neurotic kid who was singing 'Annie Get Your Gun.'
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I always like to play roles where I either love the character or think that it's a story that I can tell better than anyone else. There are always reasons for me to do whatever I do.
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One of my theories is to be captain on the field and off the field, you need to totally enjoy each other's company. I don't like discussing cricket off the field.
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Writing, more than any other art, is indexed to the worthiness of the self because it is identified in people's minds with emotion.
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The year hasn't started yet and it's already been the best I've ever had.
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When a fan holds out Helen's picture for me to autograph, I usually sign it Linda Hunt - just to make their heads really crazy.
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Tolerance is a cheap, low-grade parody of love. Tolerance is not a great virtue to aspire to. Love is much tougher and harder.
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It's just like any relationship, the more contained the environment, the more the good stuff appears and the more the bad stuff will reveal itself.
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I have jokes I've told before and will tell again, but my favorite part of the night is talking to the crowd.
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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 dress like a fashion photo.
