It's Quite True That What I Am

The Photographs Don't Arouse Me. All I Can Think About Is The Hard Work It Took To Make Them.

It Began When I Was So Ill That There Was A Good Chance Of Dying. I Promised Myself That If I Survived I Would Never Again Pander To A Magazine's Requests Or Follow The Ideas Of Art Directors. I Would Only Make Images Which Were Personal, Which Arose Out Of My Own Life.

Genius And Taste Don't Go Together.

It's That I Don't Like White Paper Backgrounds. A Woman Does Not Live In Front Of White Paper. She Lives On The Street, In A Motor Car, In A Hotel Room.

Some People`s Photography Is An Art. Mine Is Not. If They Happen To Be Exhibited In A Gallery Or A Museum, That`s Fine. But That`s Not Why I Do Them. I`m A Gun For Hire.