"I have always been interested in the vastness of the desert. It is so big and empty, and yet it is so full of life."

"I wish I could write about it but I can't. I can only paint it."

"I have always been true to myself."

"I have always been interested in the silence. The way it speaks."

"Singing has always seemed to me a very foolish thing to do. I like to keep my mouth shut."