With mania, is it dangerous to ride that euphoric feeling. You feel very animated and creative; I would fill journals with drawings. It feels good and you want it to last, but it can lead to being delusional. The delusions can be as real as you thinking you can fly.

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

I didn’t see any difference between being a photographer or being an artist. I didn’t make those boundaries. If someone wants to think it’s art, that’s great, but I’ll let history decide.

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.

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

I love fashion, beauty, glamour. It's the mark of civilisation.

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