“It's weird being a photographer because you really have to divorce you...” — Ryan McGinley Quote

It's weird being a photographer because you really have to divorce yourself from the image.

I think that's an important lesson for young people who want to be artists: You have to find someone who believes in you and who will help you find that time where you don't have to think about a job but just making work. If I didn't have those people in my life, I wouldn't be in the position I'm in.

I know that my mind is so A.D.D., and I want instant gratification - and photography can provide me with that - but at some point, I want to make an independent feature.

I'm interested in reaching the masses with my work. It's one of my goals.

Often people renew their vows because theyre on the verge of divorce.

Obviously, you go through a lot of emotional turmoil in a divorce.

My grandparents divorced, both of them, and then my mum and dad did. So it's like, divorce, divorce, divorce.

Kids are prone to be on their phone and their iPads, prone to sharing things and making things. Instead of trying to divorce education from that, let's lean into that.

You hear all the time that money can change people. Well, divorce can really change people.