“More of me comes out when I improvise.”

“If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint.”

“Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.”

“No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.”

“The only real influence I've ever had is myself.”

“My world has changed so much. Everything around me has perceptibly shifted in a direction I hadn’t seen coming. The people around me, the ones I once thought I knew so well have transformed into strangers. Worst of all, I can’t recognize the person I have become.”

“It takes more than going down to the video store and renting "Easy Rider" to be a rebel.”