I can be fearlessly strong at times to protect an inner frailty.

I was meticulously copying other art and then I realized I could just use a camera and put my time into an idea instead.

One reason I was interested in photography was to get away from the preciousness of the art object.

The models have always been the least interesting thing about fashion.

In horror stories or in fairy tales, the fascination with the morbid is also, at least for me, a way to prepare for the unthinkable… That’s why it’s very important for me to show the artificiality of it all, because the real horrors of the world are unmatchable, and they’re too profound. It’s much easier to absorb – to be entertained by it, but also to let it affect you psychologically – if it’s done in a fake, humorous, artificial way.

I think I always resented the fact that people thought I was trying to entertain them with my multifaceted, chameleonlike character changes. Although I liked doing that, I wasn't out to fool people and say 'Guess which one is me.'

I can be fearlessly strong at times to protect an inner frailty.