What difference does it make whether you're looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to look.

Having a routine, knowing what to do, gives me a sense of freedom and keeps me from going crazy. It's calming.

All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you.If you're sitting around trying to dream up a great idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens.But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction.

Art saved my life in two ways. It made me feel special, because I could do things my friends couldn't, but it also gave me a way to demonstrate to my teacher that, despite the fact that I couldn't write a paper or do math, I was paying attention.

Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're very narrow.

It's always a pleasure to talk about someone else's work.

Every child should have a chance to feel special.