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

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.

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

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'm always looking at the computer. I make all of my work on the computer at some point or another. Almost all of the paintings come from a file.

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

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.