One must accept the fact that others don’t see what you do.

Once I was beset by anxiety but I pushed the fear away by studying the sky, determining when the moon would come out and where the sun would appear in the morning.

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

My knives are like a tongue - I love, I do not love, I hate. If you don’t love me, I am ready to attack. I am a double-edged knife.

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.

I have been to hell and back, and let me tell you, it was wonderful.

Look at it this way - a totem pole is just a decorated tree. My work is a confessional.