A man climbs a mountain because it is there. An artist makes a work of art because it is not there.

Art is the exclusion of the unnecessary.

My art springs from my desire to have things in the world which would otherwise never be there.

Art is an intersection of many human needs.

What do little kids do? They crawl on the floor and they build with blocks. I just continued to do that for the rest of my life.

Art is what we do. Culture is what is done to us. A photograph of an art object is not the art object. An essay about an artist's work is not the artist's work.

A place is an area within an environment that has been altered in such a way to make the general environment more conspicuous.

Once you turn something into something, its universal usage is over.

Why carve? It's a better sculpture that way. I'll never improve the block. So I just started using uncarved blocks.

If you're any good as an artist, you have to be doing something nobody else has interest in. Nobody would be interested in my work except a few crazy people.

The wood was better before I cut it, than after. I did not improve it in any way.

Without craziness, there is no courage.

My parents had three kids right after the Second World War, and we were all sort of sickly. Then I had a fourth sibling, with very serious asthma. The medical bills... So my parents always struggled.

When we realize that Jesus is the one who takes the initiative and invites us to follow him, everything changes-on multiple levels.

Success is best when it is shared.

If I want to kiss, I shall kiss. If I am told that a lovemaking scene is integral to the script, I will consider it.

I have a lot of hang-ups in life with men. I'm not very trusting.

Slaves do not always welcome their deliverers. They become accustomed to being slaves. They would rather gear those ills they have

Everytime I get offered theatre I get offered a film role too.

The intelligent are to the intelligentsia what a gentleman is to a gent.

I am not suggesting that just by taking the Metro, I will save billions. But I hope others will follow.