When I started working for Rolling Stone, I became very interested in journalism and thought maybe that's what I was doing, but it wasn't.

Everyone keeps asking you for pictures, and after a while you get tired of that. I always say, They are in the archives.

What I end up shooting is the situation. I shoot the composition and my subject is going to help the composition or not.

I didn't want to let women down. One of the stereotypes I see breaking is the idea of aging and older women not being beautiful.

What I learned from Lennon was something that did stay with me my whole career, which is to be very straightforward. I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.

When I take a picture I take 10 percent of what I see.

When you are on assignment, film is the least expensive thing in a very practical sense. Your time, the person's time, turns out to be the most valuable thing.