Now what I like is that other artists know my work and are interested in me or want to collaborate.

In '83 I started travelling round Europe with my slide show. It wasn't until I moved to Europe and got accepted in a big way in Berlin in the '90s that I got acceptance by the big art world in New York. I didn't really get to be known, or in the market, til '93 in New York.

A lot of people seem to think that art or photography is about the way things look, or the surface of things. That's not what it's about for me. It's really about relationships and feelings...it's really hard for me to do commercial work because people kind of want me to do a Nan Goldin. They don't understand that it's not about a style or a look or a setup. It's about emotional obsession and empathy.

I don't even like photography at all. I'm just doing photography until I can do something better.

I start to paint my walls. And I'm heavily influenced by films.

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

If I want to take a picture, I take it no matter what.