Get into the habit of doing what you see, not what you know. Human reason cannot foresee the accidents of out-of-doors.

Realize the value of putting down your first impression quickly.

The ring, the call, the surprise, the shock that you have out-of-doors - be always looking for the unexpected in nature, do not settle to a formula.

Paint with freedom. It gives you more mastery of the nature of paint.

Put variety in white.

Each day has its own individuality of color.

Anything under the sun is beautiful if you have the vision it is the seeing of the thing that makes it so.

Do not let it look as if you reasoned too much. Painting must be impulsive to be worth while.

A sketch has charm because of its truth - not because it is unfinished.

By having the big lines of the composition going out of the canvas, your imagination can wander beyond the edge. It will make it seem part of a large composition.

Study continuously, developing yourself into a better person, more sensitive to things in nature. Spend years in getting ready.

Otis was inspired by a boy who sat across the aisle from me in sixth grade. He was a lively person. My best friend appears in assorted books in various disguises.

There's nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us - or admitting we can't do it all ourselves.

I do think certain kinds of music can make you violent. Like, when I listen to Nickelback, it makes me want to kill Nickelback.

I wanted each different Chelsea to be able to navigate her own world without having to also speak to a larger narrative.

I consider myself an artist. God granted me some gifts so that I could express myself artistically.

As an actor and director, you have to take risks, even though I don't like saying that word. You can make a mistake.

You do not have a problem except the one that is in your own mind, and you put it there!

I'm most afraid of losing my mind. You lose your identity, your sense of who you are, where you are.

I've always wanted to tell a story about Lincoln. I saw a paternal father figure; I saw someone who was completely, stubbornly committed to his ideals, to his vision.

Trust is the emotional glue that binds followers and leaders together.