I don’t believe in originality. You take inspiration from whatever moves you and you find your voice in those things.

I like capturing stuff that is disappearing - that’s the point of photography. What I am photographing is an imaginary place that never existed, but is connected to something that has already been.

Only photograph what you love.

I've never been in love with fashion, actually; trends and catwalks don't interest me. I love clothes; I love them historically and currently. They represent a spirit of the times and the zeitgeist.

The point of fashion is that you take the picture you want. And fashion is the only photography that allows fantasy, and I'm a fantasist.

It is very difficult to make the ideas in my head come to life, but what is harder is making them look effortless.

I'm very particular who I work with. I'm not interested in portraying women with a cliched, generic look. I'm interested in a model who I can take a portrait of.

I know the world that I am painting is not a reality. It is a whim, an entertainment to provoke something in people, whether as escapism or relief. I think that is very valid.

You have to raise the bar. Give yourself a challenge. Ask yourself, 'How can one make the impossible materialise?'

Your aim as a photographer is to get a picture of that person that means something. Portraits aren't fantasies; they need to tell a truth.

the sensation of trying to escape... but never being able to... i'm sure i felt that... that's... death

We live in a culture that has, for centuries now, cultivated the idea that the skeptical person is always smarter than one who believes. You can almost be as stupid as a cabbage as long as you doubt.

Your body is an integral part of your intuition.

The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal.

In my heart of hearts I believe I was made to entertain.

A woman's character is as delicate as her eye; it can bear no flaw.

Being in the library is so addictive for me that I really have to exercise self-control so I can get some writing done at home.

Bach almost persuades me to be a Christian.

All good actors are unpredictable, and a little crazy in a good way, because they feel more secure playing other people than themselves.

We fell morally ill because we became used to saying something different from what we thought.