The Way I See It,

I Can't Work Without It [music]. And It Has To Be The Right Kind, Because If It's Not Then I Get Into A Bad Mood. I Work With A Remote So That I Can Change Cds Instantly If I Need To.

Early In My Career, A Critic Said That I Needed To "explain" The Irony In My Work, Suggesting That I Needed To Add Text Next To The Images To Help People Understand What I Was Trying To Say. At First I Was Dismayed That I Wasn't Making Work With A Clear Enough Message. That's When I Realized That That Was The Exact Opposite Of What I Wanted To Do - That I Wasn't Responsible For A Misinterpretation Of My Work, That There Should Be Some Ambiguity To It. They Either Got It, Or They Didn't.

Everyone Thinks These Are Self-portraits But They Aren't Meant To Be. I Just Use Myself As A Model Because I Know I Can Push Myself To Extremes, Make Each Shot As Ugly Or Goofy Or Silly As Possible.

Every Time You Have To Come Up With A New Body Of Work For A New Show, You're Aware That People Are Just Ready To Rip You Apart, They're Just Waiting For You To Fall Or Make The Slightest Trip Up.

[my Work Is] Maybe About Me Maybe Not Wanting To Be Me And Wanting To Be All These Other Characters. Or At Least Try Them On.