Every time you work, you have to do it all over again, to rid yourself of this dross. I suppose for a person who is not an artist or not attempting art, it is not dross, because it is the common exchange of everyday life.

Art is an intersection of many human needs.

I didn't like men, but I liked women.

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

That's wonderful, but my mind has been destroyed by alcohol.

I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.

I think my work is very American because I'm American. But I found that Europeans like uncertainty and doubt.