I don't think he (Joseph Albers, fh) ever realized that it was his discipline that I came for. Besides, my response to what I learned from him was just the opposite of what he intended.. ..I was very hesitant about arbitrarily designing forms and selecting colors that would achieve some predetermined result, because I didn't have any ideas to support that sort of thing - I didn't want color to serve me, in other words.
Robert RauschenbergYou have to have the time to feel sorry for yourself in order to be a good abstract expressionist.
Robert RauschenbergBy the time you establish your priorities, there really isn't any fun or need to interest yourself in what you're doing. And this I find disastrous.
Robert Rauschenberg