It's the hardest thing in the world to take the mundane and try to show how special it is.

What drove me and kept me going over the decades? If I had to use a single word, it would be 'curiosity.

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.

What I have tried to do is involve the people I was photographing... if they were willing to give, I was willing to photograph.

Being a woman is just a marvelous plus in photographing. Men like to be photographed by women, it becomes flirtatious and fun, and women feel less as if they're expected to be in a relationship.

You can't make a great musician or a great photographer if the magic isn't there.

If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given. It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.