I don't think the meaning in my paintings comes from just using broken dishes.

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

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.

Some people must go to extremes to get the world in balance for themselves. Some can't bear bright lights, so wherever they go they search for the dark; they turn the lights down, anything to sustain some level of comfort.

I think people have problems sometimes when things are too general. In fact, they are not really general at all.

I think it's good when people don't write good things about your work. I mean, what a great compliment it is to be called a charlatan.

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