Yes, photography saved my life. Every time I go through something scary, traumatic, I survive by taking pictures.

My work is received more intelligently in Europe.

I know somewhat about Kate [Moss who featured in the Vogue spread]. I always thought that Kate's look had come from my old friend Siobhan Liddell and some of her friends because they dressed like that about ten years ago. Unconsciously, and right after that, that whole look sort of came out.

I never courted that but it's nice when it's people you respect and they respect your work. It's thrilling.

I never read theory. I think that was to my benefit.

I don't know if Yves St Laurent likes my work but Pierre Bergé does.

The things that I look at include Renaissance art. I'm obsessed with churches and paintings of saints.