An empty canvas is full only if you want it to be full.

There was something about the self-confession and self-confusion of Abstract expressionism - as though the man and the work were the same - that personally always put me off because at that time my focus was in the opposite direction.

I'm quite taken aback when I get something that appears to be technically a good photograph, because it's not necessarily my intention.

I've not been cursed with talent, which could be a great inhibitor.

My concern is never art, but always what art can be used for.

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

But I was in awe of the painters; I mean I was new in New York, and I thought the painting that was going on here was just unbelievable