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I always dreamed of working in Paris, of going to the Coupole and slapping Picasso or Giacometti on the shoulder. ”
I was making a film on Muhammad Ali in 1964, and I went to Miami to film everything around the fight for the world championship with Sonny Liston. I had the good luck of flying down to Miami, and there was one empty seat, and the guy sitting next to this empty seat was Malcolm X. ”
In the late Fifties and early Sixties, I used to think that most of these fashion creators weren't that great, and if the photograph was good, it was mostly thanks to the photographer. ”
I like festivals of all kinds: in 1969, I made a film about the first Pan-African festival in Algiers, which celebrated the countries that had been liberated 10 years earlier. There was a tremendous feeling of kinship. ”
I grew up in New York, in a rough neighborhood where our biggest concern was not getting beat up. I was always far from the center of the Big Apple. ”
I always dreamt of becoming an artist in Paris. Thanks to the Army, it happened. ”
I saw New York differently after being in Paris for a few years. ”
I thought it would be good not to hide the fact that you're taking a photograph, and have people react and come in close and also make a commentary on what's being photographed: 'This is a photo, this is my point of view.' ”
I used to do this as a kid. And now they're paying me for it, which is cool. ”
One thing that has helped me to become patient and cool is that I grew up with sisters. ”