I think that light and shadow have exactly the same duality that exists between life and death.

There is no other art with as great a democratic capacity as photography.

Shoot what you see, not what you think.

I give the moment permanence.

I think that a visual artist's philosophy develops much more freely than a writer's or a thinker's philosophy. It is not so disciplined. The photographer works with both his eyes and his mind.

The word 'art' is very slippery. It really has no importance in relation to one's work. I work for the pleasure, for the pleasure of the work, and everything else is a matter for the critics.

All that we call sacred history attests that the birth of a poet is the principal event in chronology.

Don't ask for security, ask for adventure

At least in a race you have mile markers and know how long you have to go. Labor is like running as hard as you can without knowing where the finish line is.

My father had a Super 8 camera when I was a kid and sometimes he would use it. I did some animation with it. I did a lot of flipbooks.

Divorces are made in heaven.

Oh, demon alcohol, sad memories I can't recall.

We may be the generation that sees Armageddon.

The presence of death annihilates all superstitions. We are the children of death, and it is death that rescues us from the deceptions of life. In the midst of life he calls us and summons us to him.

Homes-the very idea of homeownership-evoke a strong emotional reaction in all of us.

The huge problems we deal with every day are actually really small. We’re so focused on what bothers us that we don’t even try to see our lives from a clearer perspective.