I was lucky to have my wife as the art director, and it turned out to be quite something - a great success. I'm very proud of it.

You should feel that, under the right conditions, all women would be available.

In my vocabulary there are two bad words: art and good taste.

In the photographs themselves there's a definite contrast between the figures and the location - I like that kind of California backyard look; clapboard houses, staircases outdoors.

Technically, I have not changed very much. Ask my assistants. They'll tell you, I am the easiest photographer to work with. I don't have heavy equipment. I work out of one bag.

I spend a lot of time preparing. I think a lot about what I want to do. I have prep books, little notebooks in which I write everything down before a sitting. Otherwise I would forget my ideas.

Look, I'm not an intellectual - I just take pictures.