Having a routine, knowing what to do, gives me a sense of freedom and keeps me from going crazy. It's calming.

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

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

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.

There are things about signing on to a process over the long term that protect you from the buffeting winds of change.

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

I don't believe in inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs. Some of the time you know you're cooking, and the rest of the time, you just do it.