There are photographers whose shows I try to make it my business to see, if I'm in the city. There are photographers I have no interest in at all.

The only thing that happens when I'm teaching is that I hope there are some students out there in the class who will ask questions.

Photos have no narrative content. They only describe light on surface.

Let's say that what's out there is a narrative. Often enough, the picture plays with the question of what actually is happening. Almost the way puns function.

The world isn't tidy; it's a mess. I don't try to make it neat.

The museums want large crowds coming to the shows - it's the same thing. It's hype. Absolutely. But there's nothing evil about it.

A pun calls the meaning of a word into question, and it upsets us tremendously. We laugh because suddenly we find out we're not going to get killed. I think a lot of things work that way with photographs.