The more specific you are, the more general it'll be.
Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.
If you scrutinize reality closely enough, if in some way you really, really get to it, it becomes fantastic.
I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If I stand in front of something, instead of arranging it, I arrange myself.
Photography was a license to go wherever I wanted and to do what I wanted to do.
Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.