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

From 8 to 19, I was skateboarding every single day. That was my life. I worked at a skate shop. I watched skate videos.

The cool thing for me about moving to New York was that I got to create a new family.

I was never raised with anybody telling me that gay was bad.

I spent all of my money on film. I remember I would do these set-design jobs or transcribe or just anything to get, like, a $100 check and go immediately to Adorama and buy expired film.

I think that's an important lesson for young people who want to be artists: You have to find someone who believes in you and who will help you find that time where you don't have to think about a job but just making work. If I didn't have those people in my life, I wouldn't be in the position I'm in.

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