ANTONY ARMSTRONG-JONES

I try to photograph with love and sympathy.

First of all, I am not royal... and lastly, I am not royal. It's not appropriate.

A still photographer is a mechanic. He's not an artist, despite all you read.

My job is very simply that of a photojournalist. I want to stop people's eye on the page, I want to move the viewer to laughter, to sadness, sometimes to wince - not to impress other photographers.

I'm not a great one for chatting people up because it's phoney.

I don't have a digital camera. I don't understand it - and I don't want to.

If you recognize a photograph by me, I'm a failure.

You have to strip people of their poses and disguises.

I can tell you what I personally use a camera for. Basically, it is to record a moment. A moment that is vital to give the viewer a sensation of liveliness, sadness, joy and so on.

I didn't fall in love with boys - but a few men have been in love with me.

Photography is not a fine art at all.

I'm not a great one for chatting people up because it's phoney.

A still photographer is a mechanic. He's not an artist, despite all you read.

The thing is, when you take photographs, you meet a lot of people but you don't actually know anybody. It is very quick, in and out, in a concentrated way.

Photographs are things that should be pinned on a wall, and when you stop liking them - just tear them up!

You have to strip people of their poses and disguises.

I mean, taking photographs is a very nasty thing to do. It's very cruel.

I really think the more talent people have, the more polite they are: Laurence Olivier and Alec Guinness always arrived on time and were impeccably behaved. It's only the gutter snipes who leave their lipstick on the studio floor - and that's just the men.

First of all, I am not royal... and lastly, I am not royal. It's not appropriate.

Young photographers must experiment all the time and not be frightened of using light - freely-shooting straight into the light if need be - making an effort to get new angles on much photographed subjects, and also discovering chemical properties of film itself.

I draw badly. Photography's much easier than drawing.

I can tell you what I personally use a camera for. Basically, it is to record a moment. A moment that is vital to give the viewer a sensation of liveliness, sadness, joy and so on.

I didn't fall in love with boys - but a few men have been in love with me.

I love Russian faces. The only difference between them is beautiful and more beautiful.

A camera must be part of me - an extra limb capable of freezing a situation without complicated preparation.

My job is very simply that of a photojournalist. I want to stop people's eye on the page, I want to move the viewer to laughter, to sadness, sometimes to wince - not to impress other photographers.

I always liked taking photographs.

I try to photograph with love and sympathy.

If you recognize a photograph by me, I'm a failure.

I don't have a digital camera. I don't understand it - and I don't want to.