Yousuf Karsh

Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.

There is a brief moment when all there is in a man's mind and soul and spirit is reflected through his eyes, his hands, his attitude. This is the moment to record.

Within every man and woman a secret is hidden, and as a photographer it is my task to reveal it if I can.

As a writer, I try to do different things, but I'm not going to become a darker artist or turn into Radiohead overnight. I don't think that's my style.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.