It's important to let your subjects be themselves.

Each time I did assignments or editorials, I realized that I wanted to do something more. I saw that it wasn't just about the clothes.

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.

I think knowing people by first names, not by what they do sexually, is really what it's about. Not being afraid. Fear is the enemy. I've always been comfortable with being gay.

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

Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that doesn't happen.

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