We knew it was going to be difficult to get to the moon. We didn't know how difficult.

It's hard not to be excited when you're going to find a way to land on the moon.

But I found that being an artist and doing accurate work is very difficult.

Frequently on the lunar surface I said to myself, 'This is the Moon, that is the Earth. I'm really here, I'm really here!'

I feel like there's too many paintings left unpainted that I just don't want to take the time away.

History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again.

I found I have to stay painting.