I recorded that because it happened to me. I wasn't making a point.

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I just try to live my life and do my thing.

I just try to live my life and do my thing.

I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way...

I played around with the flowers and the lighting, so that was a good way...

I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.

I don't think any collector knows his true motivation.

You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your...

You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your...

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of...

I see things like they've never been seen before. Art is an accurate statement of...

I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.

I am selfish, but that's an attribute that all artists possess.

Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

Beauty and the devil are the same thing.

I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people...

I always thought I was good. That's why it was so frustrating when other people...

The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved.

The photographs that are art have to be separated from the rest - then preserved.

This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don't get it.

This AIDS stuff is pretty scary. I hope I don't get it.

The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.

The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.

I would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody...

I would never have done what I'd done if I'd considered my father as somebody...

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it...

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it...

Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.

Sell the public flowers... things that they can hang on their walls without being uptight.

My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.

My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.

I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame.

I just hope I can live long enough to see the fame.

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many...

If I am at a party, I want to be at the party. Too many...

I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before.

I'm looking for the unexpected. I'm looking for things I've never seen before.

I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the...

I went into photography because it seemed like the perfect vehicle for commenting on the...

I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get...

I don't know why my pictures come out looking so good. I just don't get...