A newspaper that you're not reading can be used for anything; and the same people didn't think it was immoral to wrap their garbage in newspaper.

You have to have the time to feel sorry for yourself in order to be a good abstract expressionist.

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

Understanding is a form of blindness. Good art, I think, can never be understood.

The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history.

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

Every time I've moved, my work has changed radically.