In the 7th grade, I made a 20-foot long mural of the Lewis and Clark Trail while we were studying that in history because I knew I wasn't going to be able to spit back the names and the dates and all that stuff on a test.

I discovered about 150 dots is the minimum number of dots to make a specific recognizable person. You can make something that looks like a head, with fewer dots, but you won't be able to give much information about who it is.

Losing my father at a tender age was extremely important in being able to accept what happened to me later when I became a quadriplegic.

I love making art... It's largely how I see myself. I'm an artist; therefore I have to make art.

Get yourself in trouble. If you get yourself in trouble, you don't have the answers. And if you don't have the answers, your solution will more likely be personal because no one else's solutions will seem appropriate. You'll have to come up with your own.

I'm plagued with indecision in my life. I can't figure out what to order in a restaurant.

Never let anyone define what you are capable of by using parameters that don’t apply to you.