At any one time, I'll have 30 to 40 pieces going on in the studio, so this is not economically driven at all.

You have to make thousands and thousands of drawings before an illustration is perfected.

Sculpture will last a lot longer than painting.

I was tired of illustration. You'd work so hard on a commission and it would go in to a magazine, and you'd turn the page and it was gone.

My goal is to make fine art, and fine art comes from the soul. If you have virtuosity and facility, you can take and create something of significance.

There is a connection between me and the collectors, and as admirers of the work they tell me about the differences the pieces are able to make in their lives on a daily basis.

I don't do commissions and I like the freedom to create what my heart or mind tells me to.

I create for artistic intent only and do everything from life.

The greatest success is creating whatever you want without conditions. I don't do commissions unless I really want to, because it's like having a job.

I'm always looking for the next challenge.

There are very few people who do what I do.

That one person you are is you...its hurts but try love maybe it will get you through

"Man is born unto the trouble as the sparks fly upwards." In other words suffering is germane to our existence; indeed, how without it, should we be able to "fly upwards".

. . .There are moments when time does stop. We must be alert enough to notice such moments . . .

For President Donald Trump, questions about transparency start with his taxes, and why he's breaking with tradition and not releasing his returns.

La duda es uno de los nombres de la inteligencia.

I often make the analogy with tennis. Every match the rules are the same, but no game is ever the same. Theatre is like that. Every time is different.

[On cooking:] What you keep out is as significant as what you put in.

Venezuela and its revolution will endure under the proven leadership of Vice President Maduro.

The truth is somewhere in the middle of funny and serious.

I've been on antidepressants for years, and it worked to stop my anxiety and didn't limit creativity. Some of the best work I've done, in fact, is after I started taking the antidepressants.