My Dream Since I Was A Kid

I Was Always Painting When I Was A Kid. But Then When I Handled A Camera When I Was 17, That Was It For Me. I Loved Photography. I Would Work 4 Or 5 Hours A Day. It Was Like A Calling.

My Biggest Advice Would Be To Take The Pictures You Want To Take. Don’t Think About The Marketplace, What Sells Or What An Editor Might Say. And Don’t Think About Style. It’s All Bullshit And Surface Stuff. Style Happens.

I Was Working In This Very Bombastic Style. I Didn't Really Know About Style. I Didn't Think About It: I Did What I Was Interested In, What I Was Attracted To, What I Was Drawn To. I Was Drawn To Color, And I Was Drawn To Humor, And I Was Drawn To Sexuality And Spontaneity. It Was All Really Intuitive. I Never Really Thought, "well This Is The Style...

The Tools I Learned Photographing Celebrities, Now I Want To Use Them To Sell Ideas.

I Have No Interest In Being Famous. I Just Want To Make Famous Photographs.