Michael Pollan is a champion. In all ways. A man of great integrity, humor, and common sense and kindness.

I still do have the little lunch bag that my mother made out of a towel and embroidered with my name on it for when I went to kindergarten.

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

I said, 'Well, how much space do I have?' And they said, 'Well, you know, it's the Internet.'

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

My dream is to walk around the world. A smallish backpack, all essentials neatly in place. A camera. A notebook. A traveling paint set. A hat. Good shoes. A nice pleated (green?) skirt for the occasional seaside hotel afternoon dance.

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.