I don't have lights, I don't have assistants, I just go and meet somebody and take a photograph. That's really basic, and that's how I used to work when I was 17 or 18 in Holland.

I'm a very, very basic photographer. The main strength of my pictures, I guess, is the mood and feel I get out of the people that I meet. But technically I don't think I'm very advanced. That never interested me.

The really simple approach to photography is a great balance to making the films.

With photography, you are lucky if you get people to look at your pictures at some point. There's no formal way to show them.

I've gotten used to not looking too far into the future; it's best when you can begin each day anew.

I don’t crop my images and I always shoot handheld. By doing that I build in a kind of imperfection and this helps to emphasize reality.

I have such a love of good music that I find even melancholic music uplifting. Maybe I'm a rare breed.