Kids lead a very private life.

I don't want to lose hope.

Parents shouldn't assume children are made out of sugar candy and will break and collapse instantly. Kids don't. We do.

There's a mystery there, a clue, a nut, a bolt, and if I put it together, I find me.

That always seemed to be the most critical test that a child was confronted with - loss of parents, loss of direction, loss of love. Can you live without a mother and a father?

We're animals. We're violent. We're criminal. We're not so far away from the gorillas and the apes, those beautiful creatures.

I wanted to be acknowledged as an artist, not just some kiddie-book artist.