I've always said my biggest influence is my, just, the last work I did, the last piece I made.

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.

I like challenge. I like to be put into a situation which I haven't done before. Something new presents itself and I see if I can somehow finagle it into making a work of art out of it.

I don't have a dream project. I don't really think in those terms, to tell you the truth.

I like contrasting between black and white and color.

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

I make my own surprises and I'm always surprised to see what I do, to see it when it's finished and the biggest challenge is once I finish it, it's not a failure. It's not a flop.