Can a nasty, horrible person still produce good quality, uplifting and inspirational work?

The artist who chooses the difficult muse; or only has a difficult muse; should not be surprised with the results.

If you’re not pissing someone off, you probably aren’t doing anything important.

If you think success will make you happy, you have it backwards.

How and when to try new things and to what degree are critical... Too soon and too radical a change and you may not master anything or develop a style.

Marketing of art is, and to my mind has always been, trendy. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean there is any real long-term value. As an artist I do what I like. As a collector I collect what I like.

If you want to follow your dreams, you have to say no to all the alternatives.