The creative life of the commercial photographer is like the life of a butterfly. Very seldom do we see a photographer who is really productive for more than eight or ten years.

It is the end result that counts.

The best way to achieve surprise quality is by avoiding cliches.

If you see something you have seen before, don't click the shutter.

It is every photographer's responsibility to discover new images and a new personal way of looking at things. If he can do this his pictures will command attention and have surprise quality.

If you know yourself, you are doomed.

When I say that a good picture has surprise quality or shock appeal, I do not mean that it is a loud or vulgar picture but, instead, that it stimulates my thinking and intrigues me.

Imitation is the greatest danger of the young [artist].

The photograph is not only a pictorial report; it is also a psychological report. It represents the feelings and point of view of the intelligence behind the camera.

What is good today may be a cliche tomorrow.

It is the photographer's decision at the two levels of seeing the picture - when it is shot and when it is chosen and printed that determines his personal style.

The barriers between animal and human come down very easily. We belong to a single great family, and if we are lonely and unhappy we gladly accept the friendship of our distant relations.

Chuck Norris can unscramble an egg.

Be a peacemaker but never at the expense of your character or God’s standards.

How could you cleanse yourself if you couldn’t forget?

It is in our authority and power to stop torment and sickness and deliver people from vanity.

Pink Floyd is like a marriage that's on a permanent trial separation.

Whole libraries can be filled with the papers written about cancer and its causes, but the contents of these papers fit on one little library visiting card.

A true friend to me is someone who will be there when the chips are down.

People get so caught up in needing to know and having to prove themselves to be right, and I'm blown away by this.

The cool thing about working and meeting a lot of people through your acting is that you never know who you might work with, in the future.