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.
Louise BourgeoisIf you flatter me, or if you look at me the right way, I will kill myself to please you. It's very painful to be an overachiever.
Louise BourgeoisWomen had to work like slaves in the art world, but a lot of men got to the top through their charm. And it hurt them. To be young and pretty didn't help a woman in the art world, because the social scene, and the buying scene, was in the hands of women - women who had money. They wanted male artists who would come alone and be their charming guests. Rothko could be very charming. It was a court. And the artist buffoons came to the court to entertain, to charm. Now it has changed, now the younger men are in - older women and younger men.
Louise Bourgeois