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

My life there[in New York] was almost entirely about gay men for 30 years.

I used to live with Teri Toye in the '80s - a really gorgeous transsexual. She won Girl of the Year in 1986 [I think] as a Chanel model and she introduced this whole way of slinky, slow-motion modeling. It was amazing that the girl of the year was actually born male.

One of my assistants, a British man, says I should find a platform for [cosmetic industry]. Meanwhile I wear make-up.

I used to think that I could never lose anyone if I photographed them enough. In fact, my pictures show me how much I’ve lost.

I won't show a picture where a person doesn't look beautiful.

No place could be less sympathetic to my politics than America.