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

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.

The spider is an animal who eats mosquitoes. That's why I love the spider - it is the only way we have to deal with these insects.

My work disturbs people and nobody wants to be disturbed. They are not fully aware of the effect my work has on them, but they know it is disturbing.

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.

It is not so much where my motivation comes from but rather how it manages to survive.

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