An Artist Must Be Ruthlessly Selfish.

I Am Constantly Torn Between The Attitude Of The Conscientious Journalist Who Is A Recorder And Interpreter Of The Facts And Of The Creative Artist Who Often Is Necessarily At Poetic Odds With The Literal Facts.

I've Never Made Any Picture, Good Or Bad, Without Paying For It In Emotional Turmoil.

Negatives Are The Notebooks, The Jottings, The False Starts, The Whims, The Poor Drafts, And The Good Draft But Never The Completed Version Of The Work The Print And A Proper One Is The Only Completed Photograph, Whether It Is Specifically Shaded For Reproduction, Or For A Museum Wall.

An Artist Must Be Ruthlessly Selfish.

I Try To Take What Voice I Have And I Give It To Those Who Don’t Have One At All.