I'll finish a body of work and think, "Okay, I got nothing. That was it. I'm done." And then you'll turn a corner and be like, "Oh my God!" And it keeps happening. I feel so lucky.

What I've always liked about photography is that it's such a direct way of showing what's on my mind. I see something. I show it to you.

Progress is always an exchange. We gain something, we give something else up. I'm interested in looking at some of what we are losing.

I'm in all of my work, and there's nowhere to hide when you make work.

I never heard the term "art world" until I was in my thirties, and I was like, "What are you guys talking about?" It's the world, and we all live in the world!

You need to have your eyes open because it's really scary what's happening.

I choose to work behind the camera. And I kind of want to make the work and then run away. The presentation of myself really feels complicated for me.

The world feels overwhelming to me on every level. Just the number of organisms that live on this planet. Our politics, our violence, psychology, emotions; there's just a lot going on, right?

I like getting stuff out of the way so you can see something clearly, see it sharply, have it be new again.

When people look at a photograph, they believe it... My photographs crawl along that edge. I document the world, but from my own biased point of view.

I think making things that appear simple is incredibly hard.

The abrupt reality of his situation was a depressing thought.

Once you appreciate one of your blessings, one of your senses, your sense of hearing, then you begin to respect the sense of seeing and touching and tasting, you learn to respect all the senses.

I just want to sing, I want to work on my music, I want to make my movies, that's all I want to do.

I pretty much like all music except for country. I'm not a big fan of country.

They have done this through sexual repression, economic repression, political repression, social repression, ideological repression and spiritual repression.

Nothing is impossible to the man who will

People should go where they are not supposed to go, say what they are not supposed to say, and stay when they are told to leave.

Ensure that your script is watertight. If it's not on the page, it will never magically appear on the screen.

As you get older, you sometimes feel that it's harder and harder to get something new and wonderful to come into your life.

You must not begin to fret about the successes of cheap people. After all, what have they to do with you?