Stroke followed stroke with the velocity of light. The movement of my hand was interrupted only by the act of changing colors.

Passion is the very fuel of inspiration. Artists, of all people, must be willing to share their passions with the world.

Passion is the very fuel of inspiration.

Technical achievement without vision is only craft.

If a muse knocked at our studio door tomorrow, how many of us would even notice?

When a painting problem crops up, don't rush to fix it. You probably already know one way to fix it, but wait for something else to show up... invite the muses to bring you a new solution.

I believe that every artist has his or her own vision of the world; our job as artists is to find and express that vision. The most important thing is to keep exploring, yourself and your materials.

There is value in being free and spontaneous but the greatest power comes from seeing and using what results from that freedom.

Stop. Breathe. Allow yourself the luxury of doing nothing for a moment, or an hour, or even a day. It is in emptiness that inspiration will appear.

The natural gods of men are other men, mythic or real, who embody manhood in men's eyes.

I'm a simple person who hides a thousand feeling behind the happiest smile.

You are younger today than you ever will be again. Make use of it for the sake of tomorrow.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be an actor. I was acting in all the school plays. I went to school for acting. I was really sure that that's what I wanted to do.

Why is Schoenberg's Music so Hard to Understand?

Consciousness is the feel of accessing memory.

I strive to be brief, and become obscure.

It isn't a question of enhancement through design. Whether an editor realizes it or not, design is part of what he does every time he prints the paper.

Blue was awfully fond of her father, considering she'd never met him.

I think that cultural influence is very deep, it is not on the surface and this is true in every culture.