Shooting with Chris was some of the most fun we ever had at a photo shoot. I can’t be sure but I think I heard him call me a ‘motherfucker’ while trying to get my solo shot…he wanted me as intense as possible and he chain-smoked as he worked. I’m way into this guy and I feel like I gained a collaborator and a friend. He had brought so many wonderful things to the shoot, so many great extras…he even referenced the makeup of the WWI soldiers to match Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Dreams,’ my favorite scene in a movie ever. One of the best parts of the photograph is that with the exception of the gray sky and the zeppelins, everything is real. Every single person, every prop down to the taxidermy wolf were all there with us, no computer tricks. It is one the craziest photographs ever taken. I should note that Dante, who played The Patient for the photos, was very sweet.
Gerard Way, Black Parade Special Edition
