Alas, it is just a single image - an extended moment perhaps. Unlike a biography, a portrait cannot present the many differing moments that make up a personality.

The self-portrait is an act of objectifying the self and in that regard is a unique form of portraiture.

Very early in life, I fell in love with the landscape of the human face, where all the emotional states of life are to be found.

I continue to make paintings of people and their moments in our time because I am of that time. Out of that I hope to make pictures that are timeless.

I hope that we can bridge the worlds of appearances and of insights, and thus rescue art from triviality, from 'sensation' alone.

I love an art which allows me to document my place in this mix... This is my past and my future. It has its own logic and finally, its own sense of fulfillment.

I do not believe that the way paint is applied should be more important than what is portrayed.

We do not see everything in the environment in the complete, totally resolved, explicit character of the photograph. We, in fact, prioritize our seeing.

My best training came from doing illustrations because it taught me to compose my paintings more effectively, to improve my colors, and to be ruthlessly selective.

I love the fact that there are more and more young people out there who still want to make a flat two-dimensional surface come alive with three dimensional magic.

Artists must literally go into a zone of intense seeing so the subjective and objective almost fuse together.

Keep working. Keep trying. Keep believing. You still might not make it, but at least you gave it your best shot. If you don’t have calluses on your soul, this isn’t for you. Take up knitting instead.

Visibility doesn't automatically translate into value, don't just be everywhere, be where you are most needed.

His eyes are so clear and blue that nothing but clichés enter my mind.

Use your voice for good in this world, it may not seem like it is getting you anywhere, but in the end good wins.

It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is concerned, we men live in a city without walls.

Salad, I can't bear salad. It grows while you're eating it, you know.

DEGRADATION, n. One of the stages of moral and social progress from private station to political preferment.

Instead of bringing it back and putting the money to work, because they can't work out a deal to - and everybody agrees it should be brought back.

Politics is a good thing!

When I was younger, I used to put honey and Coca-Cola and all that stuff on my body and just fry in the sun. But I think we all know how bad that is for you.