Cindy Sherman

I like the idea of not knowing who I am in the picture.

I'm interested in the way that we categorize people.

I'm trying to make something that's both beautiful and unsettling.

I don't want to be known for one thing.

I'm interested in the idea of the stereotype.

I'm interested in the way that we construct our identities through images.

I'm trying to make something that's both humorous and dark.

I'm interested in the idea of the uncanny, the familiar made strange.

I'm trying to make something that's both seductive and repulsive.

I feel like I'm not in control of my image, which is frightening. And so that's why I play with it.

The still must tease 'em, by suggesting issues that people are interested in, especially now.

I wish I could make a movie. I want to make a movie.

I'm trying to have some control over how I'm seen.

Everyone thinks of the artist as a solitary person, but I don't think you can make art without some kind of dialogue.

I go through periods where I don't take pictures, or I take pictures but I don't want to show them.

It's about the viewer projecting their own desires onto the image.

I like making images that have a sort of life of their own.

Disguise is not just about hiding; it's about revealing something else.

Photography allows me to become other people.

I never try to make a statement. I just do what I feel.