I feel as though the world is a friendly boy walking along in the sun.
I think a painting is more like the real world if it's made out the real world.
Success is a worn down pencil.
Screwing things up is a virtue. Being correct is never the point. I have an almost fanatically correct assistant, and by the time she re-spells my words and corrects my punctuation, I can't read what I wrote. Being right can stop all the momentum of a very interesting idea.
It is impossible to have progress without conscience
Most artists try to break your heart, or they accidentally break their own hearts.But I find the quietness in the ordinary much more satisfying.