I guess I am ruthless too because that's what makes a great artist. But I also respect people, I don't go around stepping on their heads.

You can't have a good bullfight without a good bull.

I guess I am ruthless too because that's what makes a great artist. But I also respect people, I don't go around stepping on their heads.

We need to not be scared [of muslim], but understand each other. When you're around these people, you see they have much more in common than their differences.

The thing about living in New York is that there are other artists; that is the most difficult, I think they are the hardest critics.

Paintings are not like the Internet. They're not like movies. They're not electronic-friendly. You have to go see them. You have to stand in front of them. That's the great thing about them.

Sometimes I'll dream that I saw a show and then I'll wake up in the morning and realize that I didn't see the show, that it was my dream. And I just remember what the paintings look like in the dream and I think, "Oh, nobody painted those. I can do that."