To ask people's permission to take their pictures? Sometimes it feels right to ask, but I will not ask, unless it is essential to do so. If you asked all the time, you would miss everything. With the exception of portraits, it is generally bad news if people are looking at the camera.

I am not a huge follower of music and tend to like one CD and play it to death, usually when I am washing up.

The easy bit is picking up a camera and pointing and shooting. But then you have to decide what it is you’re trying to say and express.

I think the ordinary is a very under-exploited aspect of our lives because it is so familiar.

I have been photographing people dancing for 20 or 30 years now, and I think I will eventually do a book of dancing photos.

You can't learn passion, either you've got it or you haven't.

Filming is always a challenge because I'm not used to it. But I approach it head-on. I'm not technically brilliant, but it's the spirit that counts.