The morning time is also a time when I look at what I did yesterday. That's often a jumping-off point for today.

I love when I'm trying to do something I don't know how to do, and it kind of figures itself out along the way. And that means messing up a lot. That means throwing away a lot of drawings.

It's one of my favorite times of day. I'll have an array of notes, things that I want to think about. Something will start to take shape, and I'll play around with it. It's not usually an intense time. It's sort of a playful time. But it's when some really good thoughts arise.

I don't want to make myself sound that spontaneous, because I'm not.

I made a drawing for a book I'm working . It's a little drawing of a girl who's ashamed and upset and hides in the corner of the closet. It's the kind of drawing that I feel like I'm really good at.

I knew what infinity was. Being a previous art student, I knew about some art concepts.

I know if I did that [career as painter] all the time I would get tired of it.