"Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur."

"I don't like to work with assistants. I'm already one too many; the camera alone would be enough."

"I don't like to work with assistants. I'm already one too many the camera alone would be enough."

"Never boss people around. It's more important to click with people than to click the shutter."

"I started young. My first record came out when I was - what? 18? So I was in the studio when I was 15, 16."

"True authority is measured not by subjugation, but by the empowerment of others. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"There are very few people who have done more than one Christmas album."

"If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers."