An old building in Berlin, probably my favorite city.
EM: It sounds so intimate, getting to know somebody in that way for a portrait. KP: That’s the hard thing about it. I’m kind of still too scared to go up to people on the street because you are kind of objectifying them being like “Hey, can I take your picture?” The trick is making it about not objectifying them. It’s getting to know them and talking to them and after awhile being like, “You’re really interesting, and you’ve got an interesting face. Can I take your picture?” I think that’s the way to do it. I think the best photographers and the best directors are the ones that immediately are open and they don’t hold anything back about themselves. Those are the people who create the safest environment in which you can have your photograph taken or act in … rath-
Graffiti/art in New York.
er than if you meet a photographer that makes you feel instantly like they’re above you, like you have to impress them. EM: Do you have any interest in doing exhibitions of your photography in the future? KP: Yes. I’m already thinking about the next one. Like you said, it’s really hard to do it while I’m [acting]. But when I get back to L.A. I would really like to do another one. I’ve been speaking with a charity organization in L.A. called HHCLA [Homeless Health Care Los Angeles]. They work with people on Skid Row. It’s a really good organization. I think I might do something in collaboration with them, but I’m not sure yet. I have to figure it out when we finish this!
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