Usually people just do their own work. But I want to deal with the place and what it means to show in a mental hospital.

I knew from a very early age, that what I saw on tv had nothing to do with real life. So I wanted to make a record of real life. That included having a camera with me at all times.

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

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

The main thing that I want to say is that I don't think women are at their most beautiful in their adolescence or in their early 20s.

I always thought if I photographed anyone or anything enough, I would never lose the person, I would never lose the memory, I would never lose the place. But the pictures show me how much I've lost.

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