Who's going to ask a painter to see a diploma? They'd say, 'Can I see your paintings?', wouldn't they?

I actually think the deafness makes you see clearer. If you can't hear, you somehow see.

I think the Enlightenment is leading us into a dark hole, really.

People tell me they open my e-mails first, because they aren't demands and you don't need to reply. They're simply for pleasure.

But slowly I began to use cameras and then think about what it was that was going on. It took me a long time, I mean I actually played with cameras and photography for about 20 years.

I'm a very early riser, and I don't like to miss that beautiful early morning light.

I believe that the very process of looking can make a thing beautiful.