I think I'd like to be remembered as someone who beat the odds through just plain determination. ... that I persevered. Because I think that being somewhat of a pest to life, constantly plaguing and pursuing, will bring results.

I'm not just painting for painting's sake. I want to be truthful.

I was on cruise control from '85 to '95, and it was my fault. There were a lot of self-inflicted wounds, when I was not doing any original material. I wasn't directing. I wasn't writing. That's not who I am.

The older I get the more things I gotta leave behind.

If you don't have a mountain, build one and then climb it. And after you climb it, build another one; otherwise you start to flatline in your life.

Now if you know what you're worth. Then go out and get what you're worth.

Characters I've played, they used to impact my paintings, like 80 percent of the time, and especially when I was doing an action film.