01UndatedThey say you can’t build Rome in a day, but I’m pretty sure you could destroy it in even less.Kris Kidd / quote ↗
02UndatedMy nose bleeds, and every comedown feels like an overdose. I try to make peace with God each time, but he shows no interest, and it reminds me of my dad, and I get so upset that I just have to do another line. Like I said, a cycle.Kris Kidd / quote ↗
03UndatedAnd, to be honest, if weed is a gateway drug, then I really did hop the fence, but sometimes I can’t help but miss the sticky-sweet warmth of a good old fashioned hot box.Kris Kidd / quote ↗
04UndatedI drink Coke-zero while I score coke from an honors student in Huntington Beach.Kris Kidd / quote ↗
05UndatedMy fingers are blistered and they smell like lighter fluid— like burnt tin foil and rusted silverware. Quick question: Is it still considered heroin chic if I’m actually using heroin? No? Whatever.Kris Kidd / quote ↗
07UndatedStanding in the spotlight, surrounded by all my selves, each of them naked and vulnerable before your lens, I want to be split open and reminded of shame. I know that sounds selfish, but I’m allowed to be selfish ’cause we’re talking about photography. Do you honestly believe I don’t see it for what it actually is: Exploitative? Exploitation is the nature of the beast, whatever the hell that means.Kris Kidd / quote ↗
10UndatedI like people with weak will and bad taste.It feels like anything is possible.Kris Kidd / quote ↗
11UndatedThere are never any real stars in LA, but we’ve got a bunch of fake ones made out of brass and terrazzo. We embed them in the sidewalks outside of strip clubs and gift shops— Walk of Fame, walk of shame… walk of names we’re all destined to forget sooner or later.Kris Kidd / quote ↗
12UndatedThe more we look at anything, the more we see ourselves in the thing. This is called projection. There’s an ethics to projection, an unhinged sense of honesty. Honesty is complicated. The truth is fascinatingly flexible. Lying is boundless. It knows no limits. People lie all the time. Lying is an instinct. It’s human nature. We lie to each other; we lie to ourselves. It isn’t right, but we do.Kris Kidd / quote ↗