Art shouldn't be only the aesthetics we hang on the wall, but a dynamic to shape the society.

Istanbul these days has as much dynamism as New York.

I love colors... as much as I love concepts.

Today the term "global" can no longer constitute a serious topic for an in-depth intellectual discussion because it simply means "Camerica".

See beyond the vision of your eyes, to believe and trust that there is something more to life—something bigger and greater than where we stand and what we know with our minds.

I have some road rage inside of me. Traffic, especially in L.A., is a pet peeve of mine.

Maturity brings - among other things - the ability to sustain and survive enormous contradictions and disappointments.

I believe in loyalty. When a woman reaches an age she likes, she should stick with it.

At the same time I really enjoy painting flesh.

It takes me a long time to understand my work myself, so I name them in the order that they're created.

I'm interested in the female dom/male sub dynamic, and how superficially it can seem like a total reverse of gender roles and maybe even subversive or something.

It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want—oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!

For me, pressure is self-imposed, and it's good for me. The best actors are the most prepared because it's all imaginary and you have to know the character inside out.