But after the time there I'd had it with fashion again, so I left to go to architecture school in a summer course at Harvard, which didn't last very long.

I grew up in Columbus, Indiana, a kind of industrial and farmland place.

I lived in town until I was eight and then I moved nearer the farmland, so I had a mixture.

I finished high school there and then I went to Rhode Island School of Design.

I watched television a little, but I mostly just drew and read magazines.

When I went to college, I wasn't interested in fashion anymore - I was interested in art.

The photograph, the clothes, the sets - this was about 1974, and I started hanging out with my friend Richard Sold, who was playing in a band with Patti Smith.

I got to the point where I was sick of fashion again, like I was at the end of high school.

Maybe if they all could he combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things.

I just really wanted to do art, except when I was taking those photographs of people I would make the clothes that I would photograph them in so I could control the whole thing.

Then I moved down to the Bowery to this building where Debbie Harry lived. It was there that I started combining some clothes for her and continued doing the art and photography.

If you are a person that is willing to fulfill your reputation becoming famous, you should feel optimistic about your goals.

There is a voice in my head that is only silenced by the scratching of my pen

The powerful have no conscience

I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a way to recover from it. Once you realize there is life after mistakes, you gain a self-confidence that never goes away.

The awards season gives a chance for independent films to have a bit of longevity in the press and the media.

According to the ancient Chinese proverb, A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

I have confidence in my campaign. I have assembled a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush, and any rumors to the contrary are completely erroneous.

My nostalgia is for the impossible.

I believe that laughter is the best emotional Band-Aid in the world. It's like nature's Neosporin.

Love is a great spirit. Everything spiritual is in between god and mortal.