The instrument is not the camera but the photographer.

I found a way of working which pleased me because I didn’t have to frighten people with heavy equipment. It was that little black box and me.

I can't hold a camera anymore.

What has changed is that when I photographed, most people that I photographed didn't have the right of refusal on their work. It would take a Marilyn Monroe at her height to be able to dictate that.

I didn't want to be a woman photographer. That would limit me. I wanted to be a photographer who was a woman, with all the world open to my camera.

If the chemistry is right between star and photographer and the geometry of the pictures pleases the star, often the two people end up with a long-term professional friendship during which they continue to work together and to produce highly personal images.

It doesn't matter if you use a box camera or you use a Leica; the important thing is what motivates you when you are photographing.