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A good photograph is knowing where to stand.

I find standing and posing for photos very awkward.

The photographer, even in fashion and portraiture, has to have a standpoint. It's important to know what you stand for, no? Most people just take pictures, but they stand for nothing. They follow trends and don't know why.

I will have my publicist pull pictures of the way I look at events so I can see, 'Oh, that cut is not as flattering as I thought,' or 'I should smile bigger,' or 'That positioning is odd.' I learn from it.

I style my roles mostly with some help from my team of stylists.

And I usually use myself as a model, posing in front of a mirror as I dab the strokes on the canvas.

I design my shots. I walk the rehearsal as the camera and say 'this is where I want to be... I want this look.

I am a big fan of photography, more of being behind the camera - so when I get the opportunity to work with such great photographers, I always try and learn from their technique.

My style is very strong poses and expressions.

Over the years, I have perfected the art of dancing and photographing at the same time: it's a great double act. If you're dancing, you are joining in. If you stand there rigid, you are not in the flow of things.