I'd read about Los Angeles and this fact stuck in my mind: that the city gained 1,000 new people every day. In 1956! A thousand people every day! I felt: 'I want to be part of that.

I think the most interesting stuff comes from people who've just got nothing to lose. You know, let's kamikaze this thing - just throw themselves in it, devil may care.

I wasn't captivated by the romance of Paris or London. I love visiting, but I'd rather be in L.A.

Good art should elicit a response of 'Huh? Wow!' as opposed to ‘Wow! Huh?'

I'd read about Los Angeles and this fact stuck in my mind: that the city gained 1,000 new people every day. In 1956! A thousand people every day! I felt: 'I want to be part of that.

I don't do social media of any kind. If I did, I may as well join Scientology.

I believe in intuition and approaching things as instant gratification. Just do the things you want to do, make the kind of pictures you want to make.