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

I always stayed in tune with my own ambitions and attitudes and I'm still my intractable old self, for better or worse.

I can easily ignore my detractors and feel the people who respond favorably.

I played an artist in a comedy called 'Rooster.' It was a zany film by Glen Larson, a friend who produced several successful television series including 'Magnum PI.

The people who love my paintings, that respond to them the most, they're spectators, they're not viewers.

Throughout my life, cigars have played different roles for me. They fit easily and well in the various stages and experiences Ive had -- like a companion, almost. If youve smoked a long time, as I have, they become part of you.

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