Sometimes something can look beautiful just because it's different in some way from the other things around it. One red petunia in a window box will look very beautiful if all the rest of them are white, and vice-versa.

I just [take pictures] because the camera is something to carry around in my pocket.

I love the English language just like I love all American things. But I confess that I don't feel confident using complex sentences or big words, hence my famous minimally expressive style - all the "gees" and laconic answers to interviewers. Most of all, I have developed listening as an art form.

I like church. It's empty when I go. I walk around. There are so many beautiful Catholic churches in New York.

Why do people think artists are special? It's just another job.

Nutty people are always writing me. I always think I must be on some nutty mailing list.

The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting