Abstract paintings must be as real as those created by the 16th century Italians.

I don't like to say I have given my life to art. I prefer to say art has given me my life.

What you see is what you see.

I was worried in the '80s that the best abstract painting had become obsessed with materiality, and painterly gestures and materiality were up against the wall.

You see what you know!

But, after all, the aim of art is to create space - space that is not compromised by decoration or illustration, space within which the subjects of painting can live.

All I want anyone to get out of my paintings, and all I ever get out of them, is the fact that you can see the whole idea without any confusion…What you see is what you see.

Making art is complicated because the categories are always changing. You just have to make your own art, and whatever categories it falls into will come later.

A sculpture is just a painting cut out and stood up somewhere.

The aim of art is to create space.

I'm more of a house painter.That's the way I work.

After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language?

If you're so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.

I was adored once too.

The Internet is one area that I have used pretty effectively to break free of corporate control.

Radio news is bearable. This is due to the fact that while the news is being broadcast, the disk jockey is not allowed to talk.

I am who I am. There’s no facade. No put-on. And being voted sexiest doesn’t concern me. Maybe that’s the sexy part.

I've always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there's only a slightest chance.

The team that is the most focused and executes the best is the team that wins. That's usually the team that can handle the pressure of the situation.

Dream audaciously. Have the courage to fail forward. Act with urgency.

I always told my children when they whined... Only the boring are bored.