Matt Dillon in My Living Room 1980:

You could never make this photograph today; it would be impossible. Today, you would need a major magazine assignment, total control of the P.R. and management, hair, makeup, dancing midgets and a full-on catering truck. The P.R. would want approval of all photos and someone would probably want a check. 

I received a phone call from the editor of Superteen magazine to do a photo shoot with this unknown 16-year-old actor, Matt Dillon. She asked me to call Vic Ramos, his manager, and set it up. I called and the next day they showed up at my home. Vic read a magazine and I took photos. No hair, makeup or stylist. No overproduced sets or useless publicists wasting oxygen. Most importantly, I was able to keep my syndication rights; that meant I could sell the photos wherever I wanted without restrictions.

I shot this with one strobe head -- the way film stars were shot back then. I ran into Matt at Barfly about fifteen years later and he did not have a clue who I was, nor did he care. He also walked off with a girl whom I had just met that evening in the parking lot.