I'm a terrible photographer.I'm not being modest. My photos really are crap. But in a way, the more the photo is crap, the better to paint from.

I like the stories. I like the narratives that you get in fashion photography. And I like what the clothes do to the body - the patterns and stripes and all of that.

I really love painting women. Their bodies, their clothes - it all interests me, whereas men really don't that much, in a way.

I think about women and their thoughts and ideas, and I suppose when I'm painting them I'm getting to be them, in a sense. That is why I plainly paint women.

When you're looking through a magazine, what makes you stop and think is when you see an image and imagine the narrative that is going on inside of it. Those are the ones I make into paintings.

I'm interested in the sheer fascination of beauty - beauty is fascinating.

I go everywhere by boat. I don't fly. It makes me feel really immobile but great.

I suppose all along all I ever really wanted to do was paint people. That never changed.

I'm almost weeping when I'm painting my daughter. I've been thinking she won't be little for much longer.

Slow down. Calm down. Don't worry. Don't hurry. Trust the process.

... but in the winter they were ensconced in a white powder of sparkling snow.

God wants to make us understand and draw our attention to how important it is to learn to value one another

Yes, it would really mean something to be kissed by Jenno.

It's very rare that I get stopped or get asked for an autograph or anything - none of which I mind - but people don't really care that much.

I still have, I hope, a lot of years and there are still a lot of things I want to do.

Like comedy, horror has an ability to provoke thought and further the conversation on real social issues in a very powerful way.

...just a little touches her and there. He puts his hands on your arms or back, he stands close to you, getting you used to him... it's a mating ritual. Like March of the Penguins.

You acquire a new kind of intelligence when you stay away from instant news.

I prayed, thanking God, for making it all possible for me, because I knew where I came from.