You'd have to be completely crazy not to be influenced by and take from other artists. It's completely impossible not to.

It's almost impossible to reconcile the realities of how one feels during the day, hour by hour. But I approach things not cynically.

What protects you in this world from sadness and from the loss of an ability to do something? ... Work and love.

A visit to a museum is a search for beauty, truth, and meaning in our lives. Go to museums as often as you can.

On my desk, I always have a lemon or a lime drying. I love the fragrance. Also, a Staedtler eraser, a brush for the eraser and a pencil sharpener.

I like Thomas Jefferson, though he intimidated me. I thought he would have been very tough to be around. I don't know if he had such a sense of humor.

Go out and walk. That is the glory of life.