I still don't want to be put in the feminist bag. I'm a humanist.

I never felt oppressed because of my gender. When I'm writing a poem or drawing, I'm not a female; I'm an artist.

I hated the makeup. I hated all that pancake makeup. I didn't really like dressing for parts.

When I'm on my own with my camera, taking these pictures, it feels as if I am in a room of my own, a self-contained world.

You can't work on that scale without trust. I learned that from working with Robert Mapplethorpe.

It was like being at an Arabian hoedown with a band of psychedelic hillbillies (p. 171).

I have great respect for my parents. I got such beautiful things from both of them. It doesn't mean that we didn't have our rough times, but they were remarkable people who were open-minded, creative and hard-working, and had great senses of humor.