There is a connection between me and the collectors, and as admirers of the work they tell me about the differences the pieces are able to make in their lives on a daily basis.

The greatest success is creating whatever you want without conditions. I don't do commissions unless I really want to, because it's like having a job.

There are very few people who do what I do.

I cannot tell you how many people, powerful people, come to my studio and they are in tears they are so moved by what they see.

I never had a job. I bought my first house within a year of getting out of school, and I built a custom one four and a half years later. The Art Center didn't teach much about business, but I learned a lot from the Fortune 500 companies that were my clients.

I'm also interested in creating a lasting legacy for collectors because bronze will last for thousands of years so I'm not really selling the art to this particular collector but it is being passed on.

At any one time, I'll have 30 to 40 pieces going on in the studio, so this is not economically driven at all.