“I give up freely what is no longer serving me. I release it to create space for what inspires me.”

“What haunts me is not exactly the absence of literal space so much as a deep craving for metaphorical space: release, escape, some kind of open-ended freedom.”

“What greatly attracted me – and it was the main line of advance of Cubism – was how to give material expression to this new space of which I had an inkling. So I began to paint chiefly still life's, because in nature there is a tactile, I would almost say a manual space. I wrote about this moreover 'When a still-life is no longer within reach, it ceases to be a still-life…'. For me that expressed the desire I have always had to touch a thing, not just to look at it. It was that space that attracted me strongly, for that was the earliest Cubist painting – the quest for space.”

“The photographer in my head says:
Give me peace.
Flash.
Give me release.
Flash.”

“People ask what gives me the authority to give advice? I say, First of all, I don't give advice. Dr Phil gives advice. Mr T helps people. I motivate them, I inspire them, I give them hope, and I plant the seed so they can feel good about themselves.”

“When I approach a child, he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is, and respect for what he may become.”

“I hope many aspiring photographers will be inspired by what I do and join the industry. It makes me proud to see my students doing well in this profession and trying to give us the healthy competition we need.”

“By space the universe encompasses me and swallows me up like an atom; by thought I comprehend the world.”

“I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I am going is what inspires me to travel it.”

“In the past they (pain and revenge) helped me a lot, but now I prefer love to inspire me. All that arises from fear and grudge can perhaps make me more interesting but it is not what I want.”