Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics.

And what excites me most is the type of public, the fact that the Parisian people have a broader cultural understanding than many Americans do.

Generally, the French highly promote culture and the arts, and photography is in their blood.

I did grow up next door to Steve McQueen, who was a very famous movie star at the time, but as a kid it didn't impress me. We always had great fun with him. He would take us out on Sundays on his motorcycles, riding around in the desert; he was like a second father.

I think a lot of the time these days people are so concerned about having the right camera and the right film and the right lenses and all the special effects that go along with it, even the computer, that they're missing the key element.

Well, I liked it - that was the main thing. I liked it, but I didn't think of it in terms of a career. I didn't really know; I didn't really think about it. One thing just led to another until finally I quit my job as a salesman and found myself working as a photographer.

I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense.