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 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.

See, I think our whole society is much too problem-solving oriented. It is far more interesting to participate in 'problem creation'... You know, ask yourself an interesting enough question and your attempt to find a tailor-made solution to that question will push you to a place where, pretty soon, you'll find yourself all by your lonesome - which I think is a more interesting place to be.

All the fingerprint paintings are done without a grid.

I always thought that one of the reasons why a painter likes especially to have other painters look at his or her work is the shared experience of having pushed paint around.

I've always thought that problem-solving is highly overrated and that problem creation is far more interesting.

I have a great deal of difficulty recognizing faces, especially if I haven't - if I've just met somebody, it's hopeless.