You have to believe that things will happen, you have to work and love what you're doing.
Don’t try to be an artist. Find the thing within you that needs to be expressed. You might find it is art.
I believe in the invisible. I do not believe in the definitive reality of things around us. For me, reality is the intuition and the imagination and the quiet voice inside my head that says: isn't that extraordinary? The things in our lives are the shadows of reality, just as we ourselves are shadows.
One of the marvelous things about film is that if you expose it long enough you're going to get a picture.
You can never capture a person in picture, never. You might get an interesting expression or gesture. I almost never research a picture subject ahead of time. I think Karsh is full of baloney. Can you imagine spending a whole week out in La Jolla with Jonas Salk soaking up his ambiance, then wind up making him look as if he's in the studio in Ottawa with his thumb under his chin?
I don't get straight people, but I understand what they look like.
Trust that little voice in your head that says 'Wouldn't it be interesting if. . . '; And then do it.
I am fascinated by tiny, incremental changes, almost imperceptible shifts in how people orient themselves in the world, because those are in some ways the most hopeful.
It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder, let alone resurrection wonder, to another. It’s the very nature of wonder to catch us off guard, to circumvent expectations and assumptions. Wonder can’t be packaged, and it can’t be worked up. It requires some sense of being there and some sense of engagement.
Accept that your life is going on beyond your usual understanding.
Some achieve a reputation for great successes when in fact all they have done is take chances that reasonable people wouldn't take.