People sometimes say that the way things happen in the movies is unreal, but actually, it's the way things happen to you in life that's unreal. The movies make emotions look strong and real, whereas when things really do happen to you, it's like you're watching television -- you don't feel anything.

I never think that people die. They just go to department stores.

An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.

I think they should have movies in restaurants. I can't believe that so many people get together just to sit there. It's so abstract... isn't it abstract? What are these people sitting here watching?

One person in the 60s fascinated me more than anybody I had ever known. And the fascination I experienced was probably very close to a certain kind of love

I do the same thing everyday. I go to work and paint. I try to turn out as many pictures as I can.

New York restaurants are about selling atmospheres.