Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

I used to think consciousness itself was a virtue, so I tried to keep it all in my head at the same time: past, future, etc.

Freaks was a thing I photographed a lot. It was one of the first things I photographed, and it had a terrific kind of excitement for me. I just used to adore them. I still do adore some of them.

I am full of a sense of promise, like I often have: the feeling of always being at the beginning.

My children are, without question, the most wonderful thing. I've learnt more about myself through my children than any other experience in my life.

I had quite a bit of experience doing things that had been adapted from a book and playing real-life characters and playing the younger version of actors. That's kind of my thing.

Fatherhood made everything more straightforward. I was relieved that no longer did I have to agonise over what meaning I had in my life.

Having cancer is a lonely experience. It is the one time in your life that you cannot ask those closest to you, 'What should I do?' It's too heavy a burden to place on another person. This is your life, your decision, and cancer kills.