I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.

I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked a lot, took a lot of drugs. I was awful to people.

I don't think about art when I'm working. I think about life.

I wanted to be a cartoonist when I was young.

My favorite Twombly is 'Apollo and the Artist,' with the big 'Apollo' written across it.

The black person is the protagonist in most of my paintings. I realized that I didn't see many paintings with black people in them.

The more I paint the more I like everything.