To Say That An Artist Sells Out

When You Are Editing, The Final Master Is Aristotle And His Poetics. You Might Have A Terrific Episode, But If People Are Falling Out Because There Are Just Too Many Elements In It, You Have To Begin To Get Rid Of Things.

I Treat The Photograph As A Work Of Great Complexity In Which You Can Find Drama. Add To That A Careful Composition Of Landscapes, Live Photography, The Right Music And Interviews With People, And It Becomes A Style.

Jazz Is A Very Accurate, Curiously Accurate Accompaniment To 20th Century America.

You Don't Work On Something For Six Years And Be Blind To The Myriad Of Other Approaches.

I Enjoy Total Creative Control Right Now. Nobody Tells Me To Make It Longer, Shorter, Better, Sexier, More Violent, Whatever.