I'm very much involved with Asian art and its theory and practice, mainly Chinese because that was quite sophisticated. I tend to look at that more than I look the Western.

I've always worn a hat when I work. I think it also comes from a picture of Rothko I saw with a painter's hat on.

A work of art is a renewable source of energy.

I smoke pot when I work. I take a couple of tokes before I start. It just loosens you up.

I love the healthy exchange of information.

These days people believe they can go into art and make a living. We didn't have that. The abstract expressionists were older, by the time they even got a show. Now people come right out of school and sell.

I don't remember any dream. All I remember is waking up and feeling that there had been a change while I was sleeping.