Diane Arbus
Visual Arts
United States
1923 – 1971
98 quotes
Portraitist of societal outsiders with unflinching gaze.
Quotes by Diane Arbus
I feel like a detective in my work.
Personal reflection
The world is full of wonders and horrors.
Notebook
1971
Photography is my way of shouting.
Interview
I embrace the weird.
Interview
1965
Faces tell stories without words.
Writing
Isolation is the human condition.
Letter
1970
I capture moments of truth.
Interview
The familiar becomes strange through the lens.
Notebook
1968
People hide their secrets, I reveal them.
Personal reflection
Creativity comes from discomfort.
Interview
1969
Every portrait is a self-portrait.
Writing
I live through my camera.
Letter
1971
The edge of normalcy fascinates me.
Interview
1965
Photography is an invasion of privacy.
Speech excerpt
Dreams and reality blur in images.
Notebook
I seek the soul in every face.
Interview
1967
Life's absurdities are my subjects.
Writing
In the end, we are all freaks.
Personal reflection
1971