"I must admit that I am not a member of the ugly school. I have a great regard for certain notions of beauty even thou…"

"I really don’t think I was influenced by anyone. I think I will leave it up to someone else to determine who influenc…"

"I never felt the need to do what everyone else did. And I wasn’t troubled by the fact that other people were doing ot…"

"I never thought of the urban environment as isolating. I leave these speculations to others. It’s quite possible that…"

"I didn’t photograph people as an example of New York urban something or other. I don’t have a philosophy. I have a ca…"

"I don’t plan things. As a rule I prefer to see what happens."

"I don’t need to belittle the work of present day photography. I see quite often things that I like and admire. I do d…"

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

"I am not immersed in self-admiration. When I am listening to Vivaldi or Japanese music or making spaghetti at three i…"

"Leiter’s sensibility . . . placed him outside the visceral confrontations with urban anxiety associated with photogra…"