I learned you could suffer a terrible tragedy and still be happy again.

I build a painting by putting little marks together-some look like hot dogs, some like doughnuts.

In my art, I deconstruct and then I reconstruct, so visual perception is one of my primary interests.

If it looks like art, chances are it's somebody else's art.

Never let anyone define what you are capable of by using parameters that don't apply to you. Inspiration is for amateurs, the rest of us just show up and get to work. Every great idea I've ever had grew out of work itself. Sign onto a process and see where it takes you. You don't have to invent the wheel everyday. Today you will do what you did yesterday, tomorrow you will do what you did today. Eventually, you will get somewhere.

There are so many artists that are dyslexic or learning disabled, it's just phenomenal. There's also an unbelievably high proportion of artists who are left-handed, and a high correlation between left-handedness and learning disabilities.

I think women realise that I love women, and very often women seem to love me.