“When I draw something, the brain and the hands work together.”

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.”

“Art is one thing that can go on mattering once it has stopped hurting.”

“There is only one position for an artist anywhere; and that is upright.”

“Creativity takes courage.”

“It’s clever, but is it Art?”

“When that shutter clicks, anything else that can be done afterward is not worth consideration.”

“I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn’t photograph them.”

“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”

“Art is the triumph over chaos.”

“Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.”

“I believe only in art and failure.”

“Layer by layer art strips life bare.”

“An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.”

“Art is Art. Everything else is everything else.”