One's range [of ideas] is limited by one's interests and imagination and by one's passion.

As one gets older one sees many more paths that could be taken. Artists sense within their own work that kind of swelling of possibilities, which may seem a freedom or a confusion.

Bend color names which should be made of neon or copper tubing. Place an object on a surface - trace the object - then bend the object - leaving some part of it attached.

To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.

Take an object. Do something to it. Do something else to it.

One night I dreamed that I painted a large American flag, and the next morning I got up and I went out and bought the materials to begin it.

When something is new to us, we treat it as an experience. We feel that our senses are awake and clear. We are alive.

I assumed that everything would lead to complete failure, but I decided that didn't matter – that would be my life.

One works without thinking how to work.

It's simple, you just take something and do something to it, and then do something else to it. Keep doing this, and pretty soon you've got something.

Art is either a complaint or appeasement.

We seek knowledge only because we desire enjoyment, and it is impossible to conceive why a person who has neither desires nor fears would take the trouble to reason.

Never start your gratitude moment with an unthankful heart or out of necessity. Gratitude must be sincere.

A man ought to learn from his mistakes.

I look at Jagger and the like and if I see a good attitude I'll admire it but I wouldn't copy their style.

I just want to be in good things that I want to see, and I want to work with talented people who are smarter than myself.

Other people's views and troubles can be contagious. Don't sabotage yourself by unwittingly adopting negative, unproductive attitudes through your associations with others.

I don't think I've read any of the books that have been written about me.

I did what I knew.. when I knew better, I did better

Work in nightclubs was interesting. There were interesting people and places, but by and large, the commercial music experience.

People believe marriage will make us better.