"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."

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

“18 photographs by Saul Leiter”

“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.”

“'Coffee and conversation with photographer Saul Leiter' by Visual Productions NYC”

“Saul Leiter : Early Black and White" in L’Oeil de la Photographie”

“I really don’t think I was influenced by anyone. I think I will leave it up to someone else to determine who influenced me. I admired a tremendous number of photographers, but for some reason I arrived at a point of view of my own.”