2004-10-25

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'He never made it easy for himself.' He turns to stare out the window. 'You have to put the guilt aside and try to work. Keep going. What else is there to do?'
I ask him, finally, if he is happy with his place in the scheme of things. 'Happy is a big word. My wife says, "Robert, you are never satisfied." I guess I got where I wanted to get, but it didn't turn out to be the place I hoped it would be. I'm an outsider, still. How does that song by Johnny Cash go? "I'm a pilgrim and a stranger." I like that. That's how it is with me, and it's too late to change now.'
· Robert Frank: Storylines opens at Tate Modern, London SE1 on Thursday until 23 January