I think that in the sexual act, as delightful as it can be, the very physical part of it is, yes, a hammering away. So it has a certain brutality.

Most of us have to be transplanted before we blossom.

I always wanted to show the world that art is everywhere, except it has to pass through a creative mind.

But when I fell in love with black, it contained all color. It wasn’t a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors. Black is the most aristocratic color of all.... You can be quiet and it contains the whole thing.

I believe that the physical is the geography of the being.

It gave me great pleasure to think that I could take wood, make it good, and make people like Rockefeller buy it with paper money.

True strength is delicate.