I photograph [people] as if photographing flowers.

I think you can photograph a certain sliver of human presence in its absence... images taken in the empty rooms, the marks left on the walls, disappearing shadows, etc.

The body is a place where our mind resides, and that's what I'm photographing.

[The most important factor in making a good picture is] to know who or what you are photographing. It is not about photography; it should be about life.

Digital [photography] has sped up the process to a point that it's a bit self-destructive. It is like driving by a new neighborhood without stopping for a walk. Special discoveries need time.

It is not important who the leader is. Its important where they lead you to.

Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.

Imagination is vastly more important than intelligence.

What is the alternative to understanding the complexity of the world?

I have mainly been interested in acting. I think it's a great job, a fine way to live your life.

When I first started out I actually was trying to use music to promote feminist ideas and at certain points, anti-violence against women and girls-type causes I was involved in.

It would seem that more than function itself, simplicity is the deciding factor in the aesthetic equation. One might call the process beauty through function and simplification.

But monsters, I now know, come in all shapes and sizes, and only their appetite for human flesh defines them.

I made a few movies in Holland for a lot of TV series. I came to Los Angeles and for the last 10 years, I made a lot of feature films - all kinds of low budget action movies for the studios.

If a man knew what a woman never forgets, he would love her differently.