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.

Being an artist is supposed to be a scam, not a career.

I had no idea what to expect moving to New York. It's embarrassing to say, but I didn't even realize that people bought contemporary art... that people actually paid for it... I know that's really dumb. I was really naive. I had no idea artists made money.

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.

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.

I was really naïve. I had no idea artists made money.

To some extent I've always taken the architecture of the space into account.