Anton Corbijn quotes

Anton Corbijn is a Dutch film director, photographer, and music video creator, renowned for his work with musicians and bands like U2 and Depeche Mode. His distinctive visual style helped shape the image of many influential artists. He has also directed acclaimed feature films such as "Control" and "The American." Here are 15 of his quotes:

Apart from photography and music videos, I also do graphic design. (Anton Corbijn)
I don't have lights, I don't have assistants, I just go and meet somebody and take a photograph. That's really basic, and that's how I used to work when I was 17 or 18 in Holland. View quote
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I've gotten used to not looking too far into the future; it's best when you can begin each day anew. View quote
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With photography, you are lucky if you get people to look at your pictures at some point. There's no formal way to show them. View quote
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I have such a love of good music that I find even melancholic music uplifting. Maybe I'm a rare breed. View quote
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The really simple approach to photography is a great balance to making the films. View quote
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I am a village boy, and Amsterdam for me was always the big town. View quote
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My life changed incredibly when I moved from Holland to England. View quote
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I have never understood models. I find it really hard to find beauty in that or to discover beauty because the beauty was so obvious. View quote
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For me N.M.E. was a very big thing. When I first came to the United Kingdom I started taking pictures for them and I became their main photographer for five years, and that's really been the basis of everything I've been doing since. View quote
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I think Amsterdam is to Holland what New York is to America in a sense. It's a metropolis, so it's representative of Holland, but only a part of it - you know, it's more extreme, there's more happening, it's more liberal and more daring than the countryside in Holland is. (Anton Corbijn)
There's only one music video that had an emotional impact on me, and that's 'Hurt' by Johnny Cash. That's exceptional. There is no music video I can think of apart from that one that really reaches you inside. View quote
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There's a lot about records that you cannot feel from a CD. View quote
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I never really enjoyed getting a portfolio together then sending it out; whereas, putting up the website is quite an enjoyable experience. The net's just a much faster and more modern way to distribute things, and you have to embrace it. View quote
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When I was younger, I'd buy a vinyl album, take it home and live with it, and I think that attachment's largely gone for the file-sharing generation. View quote
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Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn - Image
Photo: Siebbi, CC BY 3.0
Occupation: Dutch Director
Born: May 20, 1955
Quotes count: 15

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