“Everyone I'm photographing, I feel like I'm remaking a family, in a way. My brothers and sisters are my heroes. So many of my models resemble them.” WayFeelsBrotherHeroModelsMy BrotherBrothers And SistersMy Hero Author:Ryan McGinley
“I slowly began making a few photos with animals over the years, and I liked how people reacted to them. When I would have the animals on set, I'd notice the way the models would interact with them and there was so much true emotion that you rarely see between two human beings.” PeopleWayYearsHumansTwoHuman BeingsAnimalEmotionModelsTrue Emotions 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
“In a lot of ways I look at these old photos, and I don't know if I would have been able to communicate with these people on this level if I didn't have a camera. I think I would still be so shy.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayLooksHas BeensStillsAbleLevelsCamerasCommunicateShy Author:Ryan McGinley
“You have to be able to observe life as if you were a camera all the time, constantly looking at light and the way that things are placed and the way people hold themselves. You need the ability to see something in someone or something that no one else really sees and be able to bring that to light. Basically, you have to be an obsessive crazy person.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsPersonsLightAbleAbilityCrazyCamerasObsessiveAbility To SeeCrazy Person Author:Ryan McGinley
