The childlike, gum-chewing naivete, the glamour rooted in despair, the self-admiring carelessness, the perfected otherness, the wispiness, the shadowy, voyeuristic, vaguely sinister aura, the pale, soft-spoken magical presence, the skin and bones . . .

Romance is finding your fantasy in people who don't have it.

You should always have a product that has nothing to do with who you are or what people think about you... so that you never start thinking that your product is you, or your fame or your aura.

I don't believe people die. They just go uptown. To Bloomingdales. They just take longer to get back.

All photography is Pop, and all photographers are crazy... they feel guilty since they don't have to do very much - just push a button.

I can't give parties. It's so hard. When I want to call somebody up for dinner they think I'm using them or something. I just can't stand it.

...the more you look at the same exact thing, the more the meaning goes away, and the better and emptier you feel.