It's a simple liberating reality - the best things in life are mine for the choosing.

The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist.

I'm working on a snow scene right now, and it's summer. It's hot, and I will get chilly. I'll have to turn on the heat. My wife walks in, and it's 95 degrees in the studio. I know it's nutty, but it's a projection you have where you step into the painting.

Surround yourself with the kinds of input that are uplifting, that expand your mind and settle your spirit.

I try to embrace people with love, unconditional love, like Christ did.

Beautiful objects, ideas, even beautiful people all share the power to lift the spirits and motivate creativity while at the same time soothing the soul.

I share something in common with Norman Rockwell and, for that matter, with Walt Disney, in that I really like to make people happy.