I make a composition with a white and a black, and make adjustments when the white has become a paper and the black a shadow.

The instant you know what the result will be, you are lost.

I always pet a dog with my left hand because if he bit me I'd still have my right hand to paint with.

I try to make concrete that which is abstract.

I prefer the emotion that corrects the rule.

Cézanne made a cylinder out of a bottle. I start from the cylinder to create a special kind of individual object. I make a bottle a particular bottle out of a cylinder.

He who doesn’t want to face his or her challenges shall always face challenges!

A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.

It's a huge change for your body. You don't even want to look in the mirror after you've had a baby, because your stomach is just hanging there like a Shar-Pei.

Education forms the common mind. Just as the twig is bent, the tree's inclined.

It's important for people to realize I don't want to be the It guy. I want to crawl before I walk. I want to learn about things before I jump into them.

Solitude is the nurse of enthusiasm, enthusiasm is the true part of genius.

When animals age, some humans see them as less valuable, less important and less entertaining.

The boy that you loved is the man that you fear.

You should thank the people who bring out the worst in you. Had it not been for them, you would never have come to know of your worst side.

I hope this match never ends. When the match ends, the memories begin.