Carrie Mae Weems quotes

I got my first camera when I was 21 - my boyfriend gave it to me for my birthday - but at that point politics was my life, and I viewed the camera as a tool for expressing my political beliefs rather than as an art medium. (Carrie Mae Weems)
I don't like directing a lot of people. So trying to keep things really simple and elegant is my preferred way of working. View quote
Carrie Mae Weems
I really like the structure of my body. It moves well, it looks good, it photographs well, it understands gesture and nuance. View quote
Carrie Mae Weems
It's impossible to change the social without changing the personal - you have to put your money where your mouth is. And if you're not making those challenges at home, it's unlikely you'll make them in a larger setting. View quote
Carrie Mae Weems
The ideas I'm working with are ideas I'm committed to. I don't know how to soft-shoe them. I don't know how to make them more palpable. I just never knew how to be one of those girls. I wish I knew how to be that sometimes, but I don't know how to be that way. View quote
Carrie Mae Weems
I come from a family of Mississippi sharecroppers just a few generations away from slavery, and I experienced a lot of racism growing up - you can't avoid that if you're a person of color in this country. View quote
Carrie Mae Weems