Quality … has to do with intention.

In those simpler days, you could just take pictures of movie stars and show them the way they were, as normal human beings. And if I felt part of any movement at the time, it was just to do that - to be journalistic and photograph what is, rather than what is made up.

It's about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby.

Something catches your eye, or your interest. You attack it in some way or observe it in some way, and try to put it in some kind of form and take a picture. It's as simple as that.

I'm an amateur photographer, apart from being a professional one, and I think maybe my amateur pictures are the better ones.

I don't really have a favorite camera. I use a Leica and Canon a lot. It depends, especially professionally, on the requirements. But my carry-around camera is a Leica.

If you're not a curious person, you're certainly not going to be a good photographer.