Artists are born not made. There's nothing you can do for them.

Don't get the green disease of envy. Don't be fooled by success and money. Don't let anything come between you and your work.

Art is a way of recognizing oneself.

It is not a torment to be an artist. It is a privilege.

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.

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

An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing.