I am a big fan of Jim Jarmusch and I do love big screen documentaries.

Photographs are interpretations of reality; as such, it is entirely subjective. Most photos are taken with an agenda, to sell something or to make a subject look better than it really is. Think of family snapshots - everyone is smiling and happy.

I am away so much, so I rarely see live TV, but I use iPlayer to catch programmes.

I toyed with the notion of being an actor, and am so glad that this whim did not go any further.

Magnum photographers were meant to go out as a crusade ... to places like famine and war and ... I went out and went round the corner to the local supermarket because this to me is the front line.

You can read a lot about a country by looking at its beaches: across cultures, the beach is that rare public space in which all absurdities and quirky national behaviors can be found.

The knack is to find your own inspiration, and take it on a journey to create work that is personal and revealing.