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

The way I see it, as soon as I make a piece I’ve lost control of it.

Believing in one’s own art becomes harder and harder when the public response grows fonder.

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 feel I'm anonymous in my work. When I look at the pictures, I never see myself; they aren't self-portraits. Sometimes I disappear.

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.'

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