I feel a responsibility to my backyard. I want it to be taken care of and protected.

I don't think there is anything wrong with white space. I don't think it's a problem to have a blank wall.

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.

I sometimes find the surface interesting. To say that the mark of a good portrait is whether you get them or get the soul - I don't think this is possible all of the time.

When you go to take someone's picture, the first thing they say is, what you want me to do? Everyone is very awkward.

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.