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

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.

Once I started working with the Polaroid, I would take a shot and if that shot was good, then I'd move the model and change the lighting or whatever... slowly sneaking up on what I wanted rather than having to predetermine what it was.

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

I am going for a level of perfection that is only mine... Most of the pleasure is in getting the last little piece perfect.

I think I was driven to paint portraits to commit images of friends and family to memory. I have face blindness, and once a face is flattened out, I can remember it better.

You know, the way art history is taught, often there's nothing that tells you why the painting is great. The description of a lousy painting and the description of a great painting will very much sound the same.