I knew my ticket out of the suburbs was art school, so I worked really hard to develop my portfolio and get a scholarship.

I know that my mind is so A.D.D., and I want instant gratification - and photography can provide me with that - but at some point, I want to make an independent feature.

I'm just a photographer, not a movie star.

I got a lot of attention when I was really young, and people have it in their minds that I'm still 24 years old. So I made the decision that I had photographed everything I was interested in in New York. New York is a town you have to embrace, but you also need to leave. I may revisit it one day, but for me it's a place to live rather than one to make work in.

I was growing up in the suburbs; I was one of eight kids. So I did have a community when I was younger, but all of my brothers and sisters were older.

All I do is make photos. It's my life.

I think a lot about control nowadays, and I really want to let go and just be more in the moment.