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

And I think a painting has such a limited life anyway

You can't make either life or art, you have to work in the hole in between, which is undefined. That's what makes the adventure of painting.

Photography is the most direct communication in non-violent contacts.

I like photographs of anything uninteresting. Maybe just two doors on a wall... The point is to be uninteresting.

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

My art is about paying attention - about the extremely dangerous possibility that you might be art.