When you're on a highway, viewing the western U.S. with the mountains and the flatness and the desert and all that, it's very much like my paintings.

Traveling to Europe and traveling in the U.S.A. was a much different experience. 'On the Road' exemplified everything glamorous that was happening on this side of the planet. The book puts off some kind of sweet melody - part hope for the world, part nostalgic.

The fact that few painter-fine-artists used photography in their work made it appealing.

Unfortunately, there was no Jackson Pollock of the camera.

All my artistic response comes from American things, and I guess I've always had a weakness for heroic imagery.

Traveling is irritating to me, but not driving. Going to the airport makes me nervous, but when I set out to just take a leisurely drive, it's blue skies and puffy clouds and time.

I believe in intuition and approaching things as instant gratification. Just do the things you want to do, make the kind of pictures you want to make.