In the 20th century alone, there have been 1,600 books about the circus. My adding one more would be superfluous unless I do something totally new and different.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I always liked circuses, so I would have enjoyed that.
This circus games aspect has existed since the beginning of my career.
In circuses, there is a lot of magic. Things become other things.
We didn't reinvent the circus. We repackaged it in a much more modern way.
I'm actually not a huge circus fan in the traditional sense, but I like a lot of the circus trappings of striped tents and caramel. I lean more towards Cirque du Soleil than Barnum and Bailey.
The circus itself is my personal ideal entertainment venue.
I could spend my whole life photographing circuses. They combine everything I'm interested in - they're ironic, poetic, and corny at the same time. There's also something about a circus that's magical, sentimental, and almost tragic, like a Fellini film.
I wish that the circuses that were around now felt like they did then. They're not quite as elegant or as magical as they used to be. There was something about the old tent shows, the Big Top, the canvas, the lights, the sawdust, the hay and the animals that's just missing now. Now, it's all urbanized and maybe a little garish.
A circus is like a mother in whom one can confide and who rewards and punishes.
Damn everything but the circus.