Many People Who Excel Are Self-taught.

Well, I Liked It - That Was The Main Thing. I Liked It, But I Didn't Think Of It In Terms Of A Career. I Didn't Really Know; I Didn't Really Think About It. One Thing Just Led To Another Until Finally I Quit My Job As A Salesman And Found Myself Working As A Photographer.

It's Always More Comforting To Know That In Any Given Corner Of Any Room Or Any Location You're On, You Can Make A Photograph That You'll Appreciate.

Today A Lot Of Things Are So Celebrity-oriented; It's Only Because It's Celebrity And The Photograph Is Lost. To Me It's Important To Have An Image That Is A Photograph First, Not About Necessarily Who That Person Is.

What I Particularly Liked Was That, Coming From California And Not Being Involved In The New York Scene, I Developed My Personal Way, In My Own Way, At My Own Pace.

Being An American Is About Having The Right To Be Who You Are. Sometimes That Doesn't Happen.