"I'm not trying to make political art. I'm trying to make art that's about life."

"Art is for everybody. To think that they—the public—do not appreciate art because they don't understand it, and to continue to make art that they don't understand and therefore become alienated from, …"

"You can’t just sit there and wait for people to give you that golden dream. You’ve got to get out there and make it happen for yourself."

"I want to be remembered for making art that people can relate to."

"The public has a right to art, and it is the responsibility of the artist to provide it."