When you present works of art, one thing I've learned is that if you're lucky - [Laughs] - there will be those few people who, shall we say, get it? Really become engaged, become moved by it in their own way. You cannot control what other people are going to think about it.

I had always taken photos - always, always taken photos, made movies.

I loved music. Music was a big thing and so I started collecting records. I had a large collection of jazz records and that was something else I used to listen to. At night, there was a - what the heck was his name? There was a famous - Jazzbo Collins, I used to listen to at night, and some other guys.

I relied mainly on other artists, who I think are smarter than critics, any critics or curators or anybody like that. They really know.

I know where the mistakes are. Nothing is perfect and I understand that.

I was at one point thinking about being an art historian, when I was in school. And not being an artist, but I decided I was going to be an artist but I'm really mad for art history and the masters mostly.

I have a lot of ideas for art. And it is really - I don't really have time to do them all.