I think beauty is a feeling that you get after you've had an experience. It's the way you feel about it that is beautiful.

My compulsion is to create things.

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.

I do dream about art, and images come to me in dreams. I am definitely hoping to be in touch with my subconscious. I expect a call any minute.

There are certain times you want to be here and there are certain times you want to just go. And when you go, it's usually so exhausting you have to check into a hospital when you come home!

I think beauty is a feeling that you get after you've had an experience. It's the way you feel about it that is beautiful.

There are generations of people who have never seen a big plate painting in person. And they don't know what the hell they look like, they don't know what it feels like to stand in a room with them.