In general, I wait to be approached. I want to be the one who's hunted, I want to be the one who people take interest in.

I'm interested in that hybrid - the place between the real world and my imagination. There's a friction that's created between the things we imagine and the things that exist.

I believe photography is about choosing to live, being brave. Looking is an act of courage. It's terrifying. It's possible to see too much, to witness things that we cannot hold.

Photography has saved my life, over and over again.

I believe that I am some sort of fiction writer and I'm using myself in my work because I'm the person I'm most convenient to use!

Tenderness and lust are just immature little brothers of love. Yes of course it was lust... but I'm not sure how evolved or resolved that lust was.

What I love about photography is that nothing is really as it seems.

I'm always afraid going into strange places, but I also choose carefully and listen to my instincts. These were men I could trust. I'm a pretty good judge of crazy versus sad. I prefer sad.

I would always say I'm doing a video project. About dancing or birthday parties. Of course, the video becomes more than that. It goes deeper than that. But it's not a lie. It's a starting point.

Sometimes it's good to get mad, sometimes it clarifies where we stand. I think that art has the ability to challenge and push, and that's great. That's better than great... it's necessary.

Every time I hear that somebody died I think of their body, on a steel table in a morgue somewhere. I think of how they can do nothing about it.

Happiness is a sacred bliss.

Veal! Trust these bloated plutocrats to eat the flesh of poor, newly-born calves!

A kindness is never wasted

If we were created in God’s image, then when God was a child he smushed fire ants with his fingertips and avoided tough questions.

...Sometimes I suspect that what had really happened was that we became more resigned, more cynical, raised our pain thresholds as we lowered our expectations. All in all, settled for less.

Violence against women is as American as apple pie. I know, not only as a legislator, but from personal experience.

down from his brow she ran his curls like thick hyacinth clusters full of blooms

If we dont heal our own hood, who will?

I'm a big advocate of being around the things that you want to do eventually, and being around people who are doing them.

Everytime you smile, I smile And everytime you shine, I'll shine for you.