The picture itself is a document. How do you mean? We're looking at a document. It gives you clues.

It's all right if you don't mind looking at the world from the point of view of a paralyzed Cyclops—for a split second.

I was aware that the teaching of drawing was being stopped almost 30 years ago. And I always said, 'The teaching of drawing is the teaching of looking.' A lot of people don't look very hard.

All art is contemporary, if it's alive, and if it's not alive, what's the point of it?

Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in my life.

We all know a mirror reflects us, if you look in it. If you move, the reflection moves. If you project from a mirror, meaning it will project an image, it's nothing to do with you. The world seen by nobody.

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.