I never wanted to be famous. I always wanted to take famous photographs.

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.

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

I never wanted to be famous. I always wanted to take famous photographs.

People get devalued in Hollywood when they age, despite all their efforts to stay relevant and beautiful and young. They can't get jobs anymore.

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

The key is to photograph your obsessions, whether that’s old people’s hands or skyscrapers. Think of a blank canvas, because that’s what you’ve got, and then think about what you want to see. Not anyone else.