Painting is a lie. It's the most magic of all media, the most transcendent. It makes space where there is no space.

Inspiration is for amateurs. professionals work everyday. Personally the best inspiration is a deadline.

The first thing I do is take Polaroids of the sitter - 10 or 12 color Polaroids and eight or 10 black-and whites.

I think the problem with the arts in America is how unimportant it seems to be in our educational system.

I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have.

You don't have to reinvent the wheel every day. Today you will do what you did yesterday, and tomorrow you will do what you did today. Eventually you will get somewhere.

Inspiration is for amateurs.