I never liked photography. Not for the sake of photography. I like the object. I like the photographs when you hold them in your hand.

I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way to educate myself

If I have to change my lifestyle, I don't want to live.

People don't have time to wait for somebody to paint their portraits anymore. The money is in photography.

I was a Catholic boy, I went to church every Sunday. A church has a certain magic and mystery for a child. It still shows in how I arrange things. It's always little altars.

I stand naked when I draw. God holds my hand and we sing together.

If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up.