The painter locks himself out of his own studio. And then has to break in like a thief.

Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.

The secret of success is… to be fully awake to everything about you.

If people would just look at the paintings, I don't think they would have any trouble enjoying them. It's like looking at a bed of flowers, you don't tear your hair out over what it means.

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you. There was a reviewer a while back who wrote that my pictures didn't have any beginning or any end. He didn't mean it as a compliment, but it was.

Art is coming face to face with yourself.

There is no accident, just as there is no beginning and no end.

Painting is no problem. The problem is what to do when you're not painting.

It doesn't matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said.

The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating.

Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you.

The love of all people except the French people, is deep in the mind of the great doctors of the French Republic.

I will carry you kicking and screaming like a child then spank you. We can do this my way or yours.

Idleness like kisses to be sweet must be stolen.

Winning depends on where you put your priorities. It's usually best to put them over the fence.

A great large book is a great evil.

The evening's the best part of the day. You've done your day's work. Now you can put your feet up and enjoy it.

Environmental pollution is a blight on people's quality of life and a trouble that weighs on their hearts.

I had written two cookbooks, and they had done well, but I wanted to move to fitness, because it's big with me.

There is no magic in words.

To become a photographer leave your house first.