Abstraction means getting away from a visual interpretation but nearer to an emotional one.

I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'.

To be an artist is to believe in life.

One never knows what each day is going to bring. The important thing is to be open and ready for it.

If I set out to sculpt a standing man and it becomes a lying woman, I know I am making art.

Art is the expression of imagination, not the reproduction of reality.

The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts.

The important thing is somehow to begin.

In my opinion, everything, every shape, every bit of natural form, animals, people, pebbles, shells, anything you like are all things that can help you to make a sculpture.

A sculptor is a person obsessed with the form and the shape of things, and it's not just Ihe shape of any one thing, but the shape of any thing and everything.

The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form [and] knowledge, keeps him fresh and from working only by formula, and feeds inspiration.

Sleep riches and health to be truly enjoyed must be interrupted.

I understand there are some men who are only half here. Let's not say men. Let's say people. People who are more or less obscure at times.

I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.

Mythological symbols touch and exhilarate centers of life beyond the reach of vocabularies of reason and coercion.

I encourage girls to play sports and play hard.

The proud man is forsaken of God.

Nowadays, everything is so gratuitous. The violence is suggested, and it's much more impactful than showing everything.

When remaining in awareness itself, every thought movement, no matter what kind, is like a drawing in air.

Avarice is the miser's dream, as fame is the poet's.

I'm constantly intimidated by Shakespeare's work. Trying to decipher what he's saying and holding on to that thought - not just as an actor, but as a human being - is a rigour.