An Empty Canvas Is Full.

A Pair Of Socks Is No Less Suitable To Make A Painting With Than Wood, Nails, Turpentine, Oil And Fabric.

I Don't Think There's Anything Really Wrong With Influence Because I Think That One Can Use Another Man's Art As Material Either Literally Or Just Implying That They're Doing That, Without It Representing A Lack Of A Point Of View.

I Was Much Happier When I Had Less Responsibility... When My Only Responsibility Was To My Work And To Myself.

Most Artists Try To Break Your Heart, Or They Accidentally Break Their Own Hearts.but I Find The Quietness In The Ordinary Much More Satisfying.

Even At This Late Date, I Go Into My Studio, And I Think 'is This Going To Be It? Is It The End?' You See, Nearly Everything Terrorizes Me. When An Artist Loses That Terror, He's Through.