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“I've been a photographer for my whole life and I've done everything with photography that I felt I could do, and I always wanted to be a filmmaker.”

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Larry Clark

Larry Clark is an influential American film director, born on January 19, 1943. His works are known for their profound insights into youth culture and critical portrayals of social reality. more

“When I was growing up, all the films about teenagers were played by Tony Curtis or John Cassavetes when they were 27, 28 years old. We would see these teenage movies in the theaters and I would say, "They don't look like they're my age at all." So I wanted to make a movie that was real and I wanted to make a movie that wasn't about me.”

Years Looks Real Age Wanted Film Growing Up Growing Theater Teenager Teenage

Author:Larry Clark

“If you're going to photograph skateboarders you can't run after them, you've got to learn how to skate. So at about 50 years old I learned how to skate, and skate fast enough to keep up with them and hold my camera.”

Ifs Years Enough Running Cameras Photograph Skates Skateboarder

Author:Larry Clark

“If you've seen my books through the years, I've always been a storyteller.”

Ifs Years Book Storyteller Through The Years

Author:Larry Clark

“If I want something I do everything to get it.”

Ifs Want Want Something

Author:Larry Clark

“I learned how to skate, I couldn't do the tricks, but I could certainly skate fast enough. I could keep up with anybody and I could bomb hills and I could hide behind my camera.”

Enough Behinds Cameras Tricks Hills Bombs Skates

Author:Larry Clark

“If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.”

Ifs Men Philosophical Complaining Worms Categorical Imperative

Author:Immanuel Kant

“When I started shooting speed, amphetamine, when I was 15, almost 16, it actually calmed me down.”

Speed Shooting Amphetamines

Author:Larry Clark

“I was over self-medicating back when I was a kid and didn't know it.”

Knows Self Kids Back When Self Medicating

Author:Larry Clark

“Be bold before you get stuck not being bold.”

Stuck

Author:Hilary Duff

“I got married and had a baby. Created a human.”

Humans Baby Married

Author:Hilary Duff

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