I didn't like men because they were so physically competitive. Men are always making a pecking order. "I can beat you up and you can beat him up ..."

The wood was better before I cut it, than after. I did not improve it in any way.

What I made depended on what I found on the street. At least in the beginning, my materials came from the street.

I'm a feminist. I've always been in favor of women.

I've never been a representational artist at all. Most artists have been representational. That's when you discover yourself.

Why carve? It's a better sculpture that way. I'll never improve the block. So I just started using uncarved blocks.

It seems with progress you gain certain things and you lose certain things. The automobile replaced the horse and buggy but you lost all of that nice manure.