“I'm making the art for me first. I'm making it because these are the pictures I want to see. I'm making pictures that don't yet exist.” WantFirstsArt Author:Ryan McGinley
“I can work with shyness, but for the most part I want people to feel comfortable with me. It's really more about the photographer feeing comfortable right when they walk in that makes the subject feel comfortable.” PeopleWantFeelsI CanWalksSubjectsComfortablePhotographerShyness Author:Ryan McGinley
“I don't want to be an artist that gets stuck doing one thing. I don't want to be an artist who people look back at and say, 'His early work was really great.” PeopleWantLooksArtistOne ThingStuckReally GreatEarly Work Author:Ryan McGinley
“I know that my mind is so A.D.D., and I want instant gratification - and photography can provide me with that - but at some point, I want to make an independent feature.” KnowsWantMindPhotographyIndependentFeaturesInstantGratificationInstant Gratification Author:Ryan McGinley
“I think that's an important lesson for young people who want to be artists: You have to find someone who believes in you and who will help you find that time where you don't have to think about a job but just making work. If I didn't have those people in my life, I wouldn't be in the position I'm in.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantBelieveImportantHelpingJobsYoungArtistPositionLessonsBelieve In YouImportant Lessons Author:Ryan McGinley
“I want to venture into film more, and I think that a nice way to transition into doing that would be a documentary. I think it would be interesting to find one person that really fascinated me or maybe a band and travel with them, but I don't think I could do it like I used to do it.” ThinkingWayWantPersonsWould BeFilmUsedInterestingNiceBandTransitionFascinatedVentureDocumentaries Author:Ryan McGinley
“There was no luxury. I never got on an airplane until I was 18. We drove everywhere. My dad was like, "Waste not, want not."” WantDadWasteMy DadLuxuryAirplane Author:Ryan McGinley
“Growing up, my room was covered in posters. I was like, "I want to make posters."” WantRoomsGrowing UpGrowingCoveredPosters Author:Ryan McGinley
“I think a lot about control nowadays, and I really want to let go and just be more in the moment.” ThinkingWantMomentsLetting Go Author:Ryan McGinley
