I want to see something I've never seen before.

Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

To make pictures big is to make them more powerful.

Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.

I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn’t. And that’s a tough place to be because you’re never satisfied.

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many photographers use the camera to avoid participating in things. They become professional observers.

When I work, and in my art, I hold hands with God.

The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.

I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the madness of today's existence.

If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it's as though I've neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up.

Tragedy occurs whenever awareness exceeds power

It’s not enough to shelve your own competitive streak. You have to try, consciously, to help others succeed.

To repeat, the way you get to the huge, impossible yes is, you start collecting a lot of easy, small yeses.

You have to leave all your options open. And if you don't leave your options open, you're a fool.

We do not think and talk about what we see; we see what we are able to think and talk about.

My operas usually come from musical ideas rather than ideas about subject matter.

I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty.

That's a big part of being a designer now: going out, having dinners, meeting people. Being in an ivory tower, you can feel very removed.

I get very deep into the writing and recording process.

I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.