I wanted to create something that people could relate to without having read a book about it beforehand.

I’m trying to make other people recognize something of themselves rather than me.

Some people have told me they remember the film that one of my images is derived from, but in fact I had no film in mind at all.

I'd never even thought about compromise when I worked in my studio. The major distinction is in the priority of who I ultimately wanted to please: myself or the audience.

People think because it's photography it's not worth as much, and because it's a woman artist, you're still not getting as much - there's still definitely that happening. I'm still really competitive when it comes to, I guess, the male painters and male artists. I still think that's really unfair.

Being able to make a living doing something one truly loves to do - is my definition of success.

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