In the late 30s the name Pollock was totally unknown and unheard of.

I have never been able to understand the artist whose image never changes.

We get used to a certain kind of colour of form or format, and it's acceptable. And to puncture that is sticking your neck out a bit. And then pretty soon, that's very acceptable.

I like a canvas to breathe and be alive. Be alive is the point. And, as the limitations are something called pigment and canvas, let's see if I can do it.

The key is what is within the artist. The artist can only paint what she or he is about.

I am never free of the past. I have made it crystal clear that I believe the past is part of the present which becomes part of the future.

In the late 30s the name Pollock was totally unknown and unheard of.