I think of myself as a human being.
Art requires imagination. It requires Creativity. Creativity requires experience and experience comes from your life. And your life is expressed in your art.
Even today, I dare not say that I have reached a state of achievement. I'm still learning, for learning is boundless.
Either you understand or you don't, and that is that.
One great cause of failure is lack of concentration.
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick.