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" My first influence obviously was Picasso. "

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" The reason I did fashion was it was the only way to get paid to do anything creative. You couldn't support yourself as an 'artist' - I hate that word. The only way you could be 'arty' was as a fashion photographer, because it still had a certain amount of integrity involved. "

" In a way, a man's body is more beautiful than a woman's. "

" My exploits are nothing now to the average person. "

" Actors are hard to photograph because they never want to reveal who they are. You don't know if you're getting a character from a Chekhov play or a Polanski film. It depends what mood they're in. "

" If I have any sexist feelings they are aimed at men: I hate manly men. "

" My father was a tailor, my mother a machinist. "

" Rather than knowing more, I think I've got more open-minded. "

" I don't think my work does reflect my nationality - I don't like the idea of nationalism. "

" When I stop working, I go out and start working again. Most people paint a picture, or whatever they do, and go home. For me, it has to be continuous. "

" Botticelli would have made a very good fashion photographer. He did eight heads instead of seven heads in a body, which is fashion illustration. "

" People want security in this insecure world. "

" Being handsome wasn't much of a burden. It worked for me. "

" I don't think global warming is to do with us, I think it's a natural circle. I don't think a few Ferraris make that much difference. "

" I don't really like the term 'artist.' I'm not sure what it means. It's a bit like 'love.' "

" There's nothing wrong with being a fashion photographer, but it's a bit limited. "

" I think about death all the time. I know there's nothing out there, but I'm curious. There's a 300 billion-to-one chance that there might be an energy that goes somewhere else, but I doubt it. "

" I don't feel very optimistic in London. "

" It's not about composition. It's the way you feel about how your objects should relate to each other. I've got lots of African statues and things, and the cleaner arranges them like soldiers, which drives me mad. So I have to rearrange them, and I must drive her mad, because I'm doing anarchy and she's doing military manoeuvres. "

" In '73 I photographed the cannibals in New Guinea. They treated me OK but they didn't make you feel relaxed... I managed to escape unscathed though, I'm pretty good at that. "

" The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading. "

" London changes because of money. It's real estate. If they can build some offices or expensive apartments they will, it's money that changes everything in a city. "

" Instead of putting someone in prison for being a hooligan, give him a choice. He may have beaten someone up and he's got eight years, but tell him you can do eight years inside or spend five years in the Army. Put him in the Parachute Regiment, they'd soon sort him out. "

" I never set out to be a photographer. "

" I don't see the point of photographing trees or rocks because they're there and anyone can photograph them if they're prepared to hang around and wait for the light. "

" It always amazes me when people ask you to do something and then tell you how to do it. "

" I always go for simplicity. "

" Good shoes are important. I wear English brogues in a wide fitting. They last me years. "

" I've had some weird experiences. "

" I hate men who are in touch with their feminine side. "

" I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least they got that. "