“I was a loser, a bad kid, I wasn't really into anything, and then some...” — Steven Klein Quote

“I was a loser, a bad kid, I wasn't really into anything, and then someone gave me a camera and I found that this was the thing I wanted to do.”

“I didn't do so well in the academic world, so I think the only way I could express myself was through visual art - anything I could get my hands on, whether it was glassblowing, sculpture, painting, or photography. I always wanted to be a painter. Or a farmer.”

“Men work on their bodies. They want to be looked at.”

“I was never a 'bad' kid, but I did get into minor juvenile trouble. Look, I grew up in Brooklyn. This was the '60s, and the neighborhood was rapidly changing and not without its problems. All the kids of the neighborhood 'did their thing,' breaking windows and the like. I was no different.”

“I was a bad kid. I was a bad and good kid in and out of the boxing gym.”

“I was a really bad kid. Then, I got sweet as I got older.”