I very much enjoyed Leo Tolstoy's What is Art? I can't quote it, it's been a while, but at the end of the day, the idea is that "art that does good in the world is art, and what doesn't is not. It's propaganda or something else. It's bad."

In the world of music, the audience is not just fans of music; they're fans of many things.

I have always considered myself an artist and painting was the first medium that I claimed.

I think everyone on the planet is a fan of a painting because everyone is a fan of visual stimulation, but I've had freedom in the world [of painting] because I've kept it to myself.

When it comes to performing and entertaining, the art removes itself from the writing.

Whether it's about children or not, we have to move forward.

One of the things that I love about painting is that I never consider myself to have an audience.