And the mind actually does generate electrical currents - very weak ones and not necessarily ones that can be picked up by anyone else.

Agnes Martin is a big influence in my work actually, when I first saw her, these fine grids.

I like working late at night and then going into the house and sitting down and watching a movie and then going to sleep.

I went to Our Lady of Mercy, parochial school and I started Fordham Prep, but that only lasted about a year and then I - to me, it was like going to some kind of concentration camp. I was not very happy. And I only went there because that's where my brother went, really.

I was also a good writer, by the way. My, you know, my English teacher and writing teacher loved my writing. You know, I wrote short stories and things like that. And they liked them very much.

The idea of words and photos was something that appealed to me.

The only problems I sometimes have is if I ask for a piece for a group show, if I ask for a piece - I would like to put it into a show, sometimes the collectors get possessive about it and don't want to let something happen. Say you get full credit, you know. You give them your name, the catalog and it always enhances the value of the piece, you know, the more shows it is in, blah, blah, blah.