I never felt the need to do what everyone else did. And I wasn’t troubled by the fact that other people were doing other things. - Saul Leiter

I didn’t try to communicate any kind of philosophy since I am not a philosopher. I am a photographer. That’s it.

I never thought of the urban environment as isolating. I leave these speculations to others. It’s quite possible that my work represents a search for beauty in the most prosaic and ordinary places. One doesn’t have to be in some faraway dreamland in order to find beauty. I realize that the search for beauty is not highly popular these days. Agony, misery and wretchedness, now these are worth perusing.

In order to build a career and to be successful, one has to be determined. One has to be ambitious. I much prefer to drink coffee, listen to music and to paint when I feel like it.