None of us is born with the right face. It’s a tough job being a portrait photographer.

Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I'm going to take tomorrow.

I don't love the world. I think Jupiter should have hit us.

The formula for doing a good job in photography is to think like a poet.

Everybody who does anything for the public can be criticized. There's always someone who doesn't like it.

I don't think there's any such thing as teaching people photography, other than influencing them a little. People have to be their own learners. They have to have a certain talent.

The thing that's fascinating about portraiture is that nobody is alike.

Which is my best picture? The one I will do tomorrow.

So many people dislike themselves so thoroughly that they never see any reproduction of themselves that suits. None of us is born with the right face. It’s a tough job being a portrait photographer.

I was invited to photograph Hollywood. They asked me what I would like to photograph. I said, Ugly men.

I just believe in working. I'm not one of those romantic explainers of my own individual point of view.

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in itsvalue.

Love is never perfect, big brother. It's what you make of the imperfections in it that makes the ride worthwhile.

Considering the absence of legal coercion, the surprising thing is that men have for so long, and, on the whole, so reliably, adhered to what we might call the breadwinner ethic.

In history-as-politics, the 'future' is that vacuum in time waiting to be filled with the antics of statesmen.

The thing with films is that you have to make something that will get people out of their houses, away from the TV set. You must touch people, say something. Otherwise, they'll stay at home.

Although Alchemy has now fallen into contempt, and is even considered a thing of the past, the physicain should not be influenced by such judgements.

We are not obligated to share.

I want Canada to be the country that is the best in the world at combining economic growth, social justice and environmental sustainability.

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.