And all of this, all these physical aspects of painting at that time excited me very much. You could do a picture in just black and white. I mean all the things, whether you're soliciting permission or not, do give you permission

I really feel sorry for people who think things like soap dishes or mirrors or Coke bottles are ugly, because they're surrounded by things like that all day long, and it must make them miserable.

Well, I like way downtown near the Battery. I lived down there at this time and for, I guess, the following well, this is where I moved to uptown and I've been here for four years and this is 1965.

Success is a worn down pencil.

If I declare it to be so, then this is a portrait.

Art is a means to function thoroughly and passionately in a world that has a lot more to it than paint.

I prefer images that are less specific, so there is room for everyone's imagination.