“Of the thousands of people, celebrated and unknown, who have sat befor...” — Philippe Halsman Quote

Of the thousands of people, celebrated and unknown, who have sat before my camera, I am often asked who was the most difficult subject, or the easiest, or which picture is my favorite. This last question is like asking a mother which child she likes the most.

A true portrait should, today and a hundred years from today, the Testimony of how this person looked and what kind of human being he was.

I'm going to speak the truth when I'm asked about it.

NASA asked me to create meals for the space shuttle. Thai chicken was the favorite. I flew in a fake space shuttle, but I have no desire to go into space after seeing the toilet.

I started reading about media moguls in general, and Sumner Redstone and Rupert Murdoch both made the same joke: they both were asked, 'What will happen when you die?' and they both said they didn't plan to die. It just struck me: what's going on with these men in their 80s and 90s who are still packing their diaries every day?

I was once asked if a big business man ever reached his objective. I replied that if a man ever reached his objective he was not a big business man.