I want painting to be difficult to do.

All paintings start out of a mood, out of a relationship with things or people, out of a complete visual impression

I want painting to be difficult to do.

My freedom consists in my moving about within the narrow frame that I have assigned myself for each one of my undertakings.

I came to mistrust my desire to explode the picture and supercharge it in some way… what is more important is a feeling of strength in reserve – tension beneath calm.

Somehow don't be bored, but if you must, use it in action. Use its destructive potential.

I don't go into the studio with the idea of 'saying' something. What I do is face the blank canvas and put a few arbitrary marks on it that start me on some sort of dialogue.