I was working in this very bombastic style. I didn't really know about style. I didn't think about it: I did what I was interested in, what I was attracted to, what I was drawn to. I was drawn to color, and I was drawn to humor, and I was drawn to sexuality and spontaneity. It was all really intuitive. I never really thought, "Well this is the style...

You work with people who are obsessive about shopping, obsessive about owning things and buying things, like this purchase is going to make them happy. And you want to say to them, You know, no amount of real estate is gonna fill that void.

The adornment of the body is a human need. I don't see anything superficial about it unless your life becomes very materialistic.

I was always painting when I was a kid. But then when I handled a camera when I was 17, that was it for me. I loved photography. I would work 4 or 5 hours a day. It was like a calling.

I think we're in a post-pornographic time and nothing seems shocking, but everything remains carnal no matter what you do.

There is nothing ugly in sexuality or in the body. It's human!

My work is about making candy for the eyes. It's about grabbing your attention.