But slowly I began to use cameras and then think about what it was that was going on. It took me a long time, I mean I actually played with cameras and photography for about 20 years.

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Yes, I did, I mean I painted er, in a kind of abstract expressionist way,...

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A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.

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Anything simple always interests me.

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