It is in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender.
One of the glories and terrors of working in public is that you do see if your output means anything to anyone.
A name means a lot just by itself.
I wanted to be an abstract painter, but I was rotten at it.
It's good to be employable, but I hope to show the truth. The paintings seem true because nobody wants me to do them.
A lot of professionals are crackpots.