Bill Cunningham

I could never concentrate on Sunday church services because I'd be concentrating on women's hats.

Money's the cheapest thing. Liberty and freedom is the most expensive.

I'm really not good with money, and I don't pay attention.

I'm not interested in celebrity.

Most of my pictures are never published. I just document things I think are important. For instance, I've documented the gay pride parade from its first days.

I don't pay attention to celebrities. I don't photograph them. They don't dress so... interestingly. They have stylists. I prefer real women who have their own taste.

I'm not interested in celebrities, with their free dresses. I'm interested in clothes.

The main thing I love about street photography is that you find the answers you don't see at the fashion shows. You find information for readers so they can visualize themselves.

I took to New York life like a star shooting through the heavens.

Women have always been a good influence on me.

Fashion is a mirror, reflecting the culture.

I came to New York in 1948 at 19, after one term at Harvard. Well, Harvard wasn't for me at all.