A painting has its own existence and reality, and I make changes freely to meet the painting's needs. This sometimes takes me in another direction.

Most beginners are too anxious for results. Real progress takes place over a long period of time.

I always work directly from life, partly because I really enjoy having an interaction with the person in front of me but also because I love having a direct response to shape and color.

Leaving some areas less finished in a painting, or more out of focus than others, allows the imagination to finish them and gives more importance to the detailed parts.

Nothing is more beautiful than a line that brings out a form.

You have to evolve as an artist, and this is really a lifelong process.

Cats sleep in a state of total abandon, and I find that state very interesting in people as well.

Sometimes working on one painting will help solve a problem in another painting.

Everything in painting is about relationship, so I judge each area by its relationship to the surrounding areas.

I usually start by doing one or more color studies of the subject on a piece of canvas taped to cardboard.

Artists make things so much easier for themselves when they learn to trust their eyes.

It saddened me that sometimes shopping was far more perilous than dealing with zombies and vampires.

The idea of letting a recording be a moment in time appealed to me. With digital recording, it's easy to create a perfect text of whatever song you have.

A man without force, is without the essential dignity of humanity. Human nature is so constituted, that it cannot honor a helpless man, although it can pity him.

The terrorist and the policeman both come from the same basket.

We never know what we are talking about.

Life is too short to sleep it all away!

For those who don't believe in themselves, hardwork is worthless." -Maito Gai (Naruto)

The Gospel is not a fire insurance policy for the next world, but a life assurance policy for this world.

When you're watching the news, how many days in a row can you watch that and feel good about yourself and the world?