I don't wear makeup. I can't stand nothin' on my face. It's a phobia. It's not a platform.

I've lost lots of men in my life, besides my mother, which is a whole different loss.

With the death of Robert Mapplethorpe, I had lost my main collaborator in taking photographs. So I didn't know who to work with.

Lets just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty.

By the time I was 10 or 11, I was completely demoralized. I thought, "I'm done. I'm never going to be a missionary," because my indiscretion column, whether it was little lies or stealing a Chunky bar, kept me from sainthood.

When I was a kid, I loved Sherlock Holmes. I'm not interested in crimes. I'm interested in the mind of the detective and his process, which to me is a lot like the artist.

My father came a couple of times, but he always blamed his hearing loss on my loud amplifiers. So he didn't come anymore, but I had his support.