And then I went round the corner and there's a Van Gogh portrait, and you just think, well, this is another level. A higher level, actually. I love the Sargent, but it's not the level of Van Gogh.

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

You had to be aware that I saw that photography was a mere episode in the history of the optical projection and when the chemicals ended, meaning the picture was fixed by chemicals, we were in a new era.

What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.

Well, in Bradford I could say I was brought up in Bradford and Hollywood.

Well you can't teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft.

We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way.