I was fearless. Wild horses couldn't stop me.

I don't read anything about myself. As a child, there was something in me that was just instinctive. I want to be clear in my spirit, and I don't want to be blocked by things that get inside of you and kill you.

One of the goals of life is to try and be in touch with one's most personal themes-the values, the ideas, styles, colors that are the touchstones of one's own individual life, its real texture and substance.

I was fearless. Wild horses couldn't stop me.

There's a saying I read recently; I painted it on the fireplace and in my studio: "Be kind to everyone you meet, for everyone is fighting a great battle." We all are. Everyone.

When anybody says, 'Why me?' Why is 'me' exempt?

Sinatra created a kind of magic. You want those people to be part of your life.