It is a sign of a dull nature to occupy oneself deeply in matters that concern the body; for instance, to be over much occupied about exercise, about eating and drinking, about easing oneself, about sexual intercourse.

A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me.

I didn't try and do fashion pictures. I tried to do portraits of girls wearing dresses.

I had a terrible time with feminists in the Seventies. They hated me, those women. I think they hated everything.

In France they don't think I'm difficult.

It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the extraordinary.

I don't feel very optimistic in London.