I had a couple of million dollars' worth of... stock once. And now it's not worth much more than wallpaper. I guess I just wasn't born to be rich.

Right from the beginning, I always strived to capture everything I saw as completely as possible.

Commonplaces never become tiresome. It is we who become tired when we cease to be curious and appreciative.

The remarks about my reaching the age of Social Security and coming to the end of the road, they jolted me. And that was good. Because I sure as hell had no intention of just sitting around for the rest of my life. So I'd whip out the paints and really go to it.

If a picture wasn't going very well, I'd put a puppy in it.

I'll never have enough time to paint all the pictures I'd like to.

I'm tired, but proud.