I don't know what it was like in the '80s. I don't really even know what it was like in the '90s, because I was broke and wasn't selling any art. I was in a few group shows, but I didn't have a gallery until 2006.

I hated art as a kid. I didn't even like art class. I didn't like to draw. I would make my dad do all the drawings because I hated it so much.

It seemed to me that a lot of people started going to art school recently because they thought they could be famous and make a lot of money. They might be in for a bad turn.

I came late to galleries. A lot of people my age started their careers younger, so I was spared seeing that side for a long time.

I don't really live the bohemian life. I come to work in Midtown everyday, along with all the work-a-day folk.

I think as a student I ended up liking so many different and conflicting things.

As I was walking down the stairs, I kept thinking that the room felt like a movie theater with all your attention on this wall, so it seemed like a big challenge.