We suffer pain, we hang tight to hope, we nurture expectations, we are plagued occasionally by fears, we are haunted by defeats and unrealized hopes . . . The hoplessness of which I speak is not limited.

I wanted to explore the values that are at work, underpinning my life.

As a man, I've been representative of the values I hold dear. And the values I hold dear are carryovers from the lives of my parents.

In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man.

I have a kind of respect - a worshipful attitude, even - for nature and the natural order and the cosmos and the seasons.

I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden.

You don't have to become something that you aren't to become better than you are.