I love the passion you go through while you're creating.

I draw all the time. Drawing is my backbone. I don't think a painter has to be able to draw, I just think that if you draw, you better draw well.

I hold doors open for all the women. Men can open the doors for themselves.

I have always said to young artists that scholastic training and the studying of art history are crucial to fully developing as an artist.

But 'Playboy' was liberating. I was drawn to it and went for it full throttle.

You know what I like about San Francisco? The women are beautiful, fashionable and smart. San Francisco is one of the only cities I like to visit. I love New York and Chicago - I studied there, and L.A. has the same people as New York.

The businessman says 'If I don't do it first, somebody else will.' The artist says 'If I don't do it first, nobody else will.'