I have the freedom of seeing it [churches and paintings of saints] with a non-Catholic eye without the guilt.

I also photographed Maggie Cheung - but these didn't develop into a friendship either.

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

I shot for French and British Vogue. The British Vogue one featured clothes by Chloe and was shot at Highgate and the John Soane Museum. It came out much better in my opinion. I only did one day and was working with my own make-up and hair people and a model who I've known for years.

I don't think I am going to do pictures which are anything like Renaissance art.

One of the things I love so much about Valerie [Belin] is that she inhabits her body so completely. She has no self-consciousness about having stretch marks or having given birth. It's just so amazing that she has nothing to hide. Whereas all these other women see every little - supposed - imperfection - anything irregular is seen as an imperfection.

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