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.

Sometimes my kids might tell me they had a dream or and maybe I'll paint some paintings from their dream. That's one good thing you get from your kids. Rob them of their dreams.

You seem to make different concessions with yourself about what you want to focus on or not, and what you want to pay attention to.

I never paid much attention to being Jewish when I was a kid. In fact, I'd say my religion was more surfing than Judaism - that's what I spent most of my time doing.

If I hung one of my paintings next to someone else's, I knew mine would kind of pop off the wall.

I think not knowing what to think of your paintings is a good place to be.

I think style is a fringe benefit that looks like you made it.