Re-investing in one's own little moments of insight is very important

That freedom that Picasso afforded himself, to be an artist in a huge number of ways, seems to be a huge psychological liberation.

The eye is a very quick instrument, much quicker than the ear. The eye gets it immediately

Being an artist is a very long game. It is not a 10-year game. I hope I'll be around making art when I'm 80

The most important things that one's working on are not necessarily the most important things that one thinks one's working on.

Work grows out of other work, and there are very few eureka moments

It is important that artists are not outside the equation, we don't stand on the sidelines. Artists are part of the story of a response, we cannot stand aside and let others make the response.