Whatever I watched, whatever I loved in 36 years of life on Earth, probably had some influence on me.

We live in a culture that has a real hard time distinguishing fiction from reality. Even when they're told something is fiction.

Art was always for me an escape and a way to relate to the world around me.

If landscape is a character for me, then it helps if I'm familiar with it and I already have a take on it.

Some people, no matter where they look, they see themselves.

I've found that all weak people share a basic obsession - they fixate on the idea of satisfaction. Anywhere you go men and women are like crows drawn by shiny objects. For some folks, the shiny objects are other people, and you'd be better off developing a drug habit.

The work is where I tend to feel pressure - not so much in the reaction to it.