Everyone should have the right to marry. To make a commitment to love someone forever is a beautiful thing.

Clothing is . . . an exercise in memory. It makes me explore the past: how did I feel when I wore that. They are like signposts in the search for the past.

Sometimes it is necessary to make a confrontation-and I like that.

You must put the essence of what you want to say into a painting. The rest is arbitrary. Chosen with discernment, but chosen, and choice involves elimination.

I was a runaway girl from France who married an American and moved to New York City. Im not sure I would have continued as an artist had I remained in Paris because of the family setup.

Artists have to be useful. They have to fill a role.

Art is a way of recognizing oneself.