I didn't even realize that people bought contemporary art . . . that people actually paid for it.

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.

When I was younger and was working as a Dia guard I would go to see everything. I went to every opening. I was really interested in seeing and learning as much as I could.

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

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.