I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.

In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view. The image may not be literally what's going on, but it's representative.

There is a myth that the portrait photographer is supposed to make the subject relax, and that's the real person. But I'm interested in whatever is going on. And I'm not that comfortable myself.

Sometimes I enjoy just photographing the surface because I think it can be as revealing as going to the heart of the matter.

It's hard to watch something go on and be talking at the same time.

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.

People buy ideas, they don't buy photographs.