The price for living the life I have -- for any serious, devoted person, is that at times one must live alone, or feel alone. I think loneliness is associated in many people's minds when they think about success.

In relations with people, as in art, if you always stick to style, manners, and what will work, and you're never caught off guard, then some beautiful experiences never happen.

I wanted things that I couldn't at times articulate.

There are no rules. Let the picture lead you where it must go.

Every canvas is a journey all its own.

A really good picture looks as if it's happened at once. It's an immediate image.

One really beautiful wrist motion, that is synchronized with your head and heart, and you have it. It looks as if it were born in a minute.