Life, for people, begins to crumble on the edges; they don't realize it.

That frame of mind that you need to make fine pictures of a very wonderful subject, you cannot do it by not being lost yourself.

Pick a theme and work it to exhaustion... the subject must be something you truly love or truly hate.

go in over your head, not just up to your neck.

Being disabled gave me an immense advantage. People are kinder to you. It puts you on a different level than if you go into a situation whole and secure.

Seeing is more than a physiological phenomenon... We see not only with our eyes but with all that we are and all that our culture is. The artist is a professional see-er.

The words that come direct from the people are the greatest.If you substitute one out of your own vocabulary, it disappears before your eyes.