"I had to get rid of all the things that weren't me."

"I don't think about art when I'm working. I try to think about life."

"I know I can't paint a flower. I can't paint the sun on the desert on a bright summer morning... but maybe I can give you the idea of it."

"I think it's so foolish for people to want to be happy. Happy is a fleeting thing. This gives you a sense of not striving for that, but striving for a good life. Maybe that is the best you can hope fo…"

"I wish people were more interested in what I do than in what I am."