I Don't Know How To Organise Thoughts.

There Was Very Little Art In My Childhood. I Was Raised In South Carolina; I Wasn't Aware Of Any Art In South Carolina. There Was A Minor Museum In Charleston, Which Had Nothing Of Interest In It. It Showed Local Artists, Paintings Of Birds.

I Would Tend To Say That I Do What I Do As Well As Possible And That Most People Don't.

I Would Like To Have Insights Into Things Like Government, All Those Big Ideas That You Brought Up That I Simply Don't Have Ideas About. I Would Like To Be Able To Since So Many People Discuss Them, But I Don't Want To Work At Them. I Don't Think My Ambition Is That Strong In That Direction.

I Think That One Wants From A Painting A Sense Of Life. The Final Suggestion, The Final Statement, Has To Be Not A Deliberate Statement But A Helpless Statement. It Has To Be What You Can't Avoid Saying.

To Be An Artist You Have To Give Up Everything, Including The Desire To Be A Good Artist.