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.

There's nothing that symbolizes loss or grief more than a mother losing a child.

There are going to be people doing the talking and people who get talked about, choose, which one do you want to be?

I'm part of what I consider the entertainment industry. For my photos to be entertaining, they have to be provocative and new.

I have this idea that you can use glamour and still have it represent something that matters.

I like the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas more than the actual one.

Michael [Jackson] had paintings of himself at Neverland depicting himself as a knight and surrounded by cherubs and angels. People might think he's an egomaniac, but he's not. It's because the world turned against him.