I am a big fan of Jim Jarmusch and I do love big screen documentaries.

All photography is propaganda.

Photography is the simplest thing in the world, but it is incredibly complicated to make it really work.

With photography, I like to create a fiction out of reality. I try and do this by taking society's natural prejudice and giving this a twist.

I think the ordinary is a very under-exploited aspect of our lives because it is so familiar.

You have to take a lot of bad pictures. Dont' be afraid to take bad pictures... You have to take a lot of bad pictures in order to know when you've got a good one.

You can read a lot about a country by looking at its beaches: across cultures, the beach is that rare public space in which all absurdities and quirky national behaviors can be found.

The easy bit is picking up a camera and pointing and shooting. But then you have to decide what it is you’re trying to say and express.

You can't learn passion, either you've got it or you haven't.

We are drowning in images. Photography is used as a propaganda tool, which serves to sell products and ideas. I use the same approach to show aspects of reality.

I am what I photograph.

By God’s grace and mighty power, we can do great deeds.

There are no coincidences. The universe works in its own way to join those of us who need to be connected.

Parenting is the most important job on the planet next to keeping Gary Busey off the nation's highways.

... writing letters is thinking, just as talking to you is thinking.

It's not denial. I'm just selective about the reality I accept.

I let go. Lost in oblivion. Dark and silent and complete. I found freedom. Losing all hope was freedom.

When I'm asked what my girls will think when they grow up, I'll tell them that they have to keep their clothes on till they're 40. But when they're 40, they can make their own decisions.

that if you don't read nobody does

You are pretty smart. But your body is smarter.

Never marry anyone you could not sit next to during a three-day bus trip.