I wanted my style to be very recognizable.

I do make some drawings for wall pieces. I do work out some ideas for large-scale wall pieces where I have to organize words or get proportions right. I do keep them in my files. Not an exhibit or a show; just as part of my records, my archives.

I have been in competitions for commissions. I've won most and lost some. Mostly, I've won.

I try not to manipulate reality... What will happen, will happen. Let things be themselves.

I wanted my style to be very recognizable.

I'm not a person - and my wife also - we don't really go to the beach or anything like that. We go to cities.

I am good in the fact that most of my reviews have been very positive really. I get pretty good reviews. There have been some that aren't - critical. I think they are extremely - the people that wrote them really don't understand what they are looking at quite frankly or have a very preconceived notion of what conceptual art should be or where I am at or the fact that I may change what I have done from what I did 20 years ago. But there is always some reason that they just sort of get it wrong. And so it certainly doesn't affect my work.