It's not all about getting your own way. Sometimes there's a bigger picture.

People want to know those details. They think it gives them greater insight into a piece of art, but when they approach a painting in such a manner, they are belittling both the artist’s work and their own ability to experience it. Each painting I do says everything I want to say on its subject and in terms of that painting, and not all the trivia in the world concerning my private life will give the viewer more insight into it than what hangs there before their eyes. Frankly, as far as I’m concerned, even titling a work is an unnecessary concession.

There are people who take the heart out of you, and there are people who put it back.

One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled.

If you're not ready to die, then how can you live?

Under the skin, intense fires burn.

Every time you do a good deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when you're gone that light is going to keep shining on, pushing the shadows back.