It is impossible to have progress without conscience

I'm not so facile that I can accomplish or find out what I want to know or explore enough of the possibilities and a way of making a painting, say, in just one painting or two paintings.

I am sick of talking about What and Why I am doing. I have always believed that the WORK is the word. Action is seen less clearly through reason. There are no shortcuts to directness.

And I think that even today, New York still has more of this unexpected quality around every corner than any place else. It's something quite extraordinary

Work is my joy... Work is my therapy, I don't know anybody who loves work as much as I do.

This was my first encounter with art as art (he saw 'Pinky' painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence and 'The Blue Boy" painted by Thomas Gainborough).. ..somebody actually MADE those paintings.. ..(it) was the first time I realized you could be an artist.

Basically painting is total idiocy.