Sometimes I'm inspired by a certain part of my life - I'm thinking about a place and I'll mix the colors from memory.

For me, the canvas is an abstract interpretation of a wall. It's a piece of art with its own history, one that alludes to the passage of time and to the theater of life.

The walls around us bear witness to lives past and present.

My work is an exploration of the self. I've always been concerned with how I'm living and how that reflects in the painting.

When I was young I was constantly reading walls; I took in everything written on walls, from love messages to political messages. It was my hobby and became my art.

If I'm going through something, I paint through it. It's very physical. I'm writing, I'm thinking, I'm meditating, I'm moving, I'm jumping off ladders, and it's therapeutic.

I think artists should define themselves. They should speak about their work and how it relates to society and what's going on in the world.

I have too much energy, even for myself. I'm lucky to have something that focuses me.

It is only God who gives strength and wisdom for fulfill the God-given dream.

Man may fall and fail, but God is always right. Man may die and perish, but God is always alive.

That's why I hate the concept of falling in love. It makes you weak. It takes away your strength. Your power. Your rational sense. EVERYTHING.

Pete's a good guy.""He just slept with my mother!""I didn't say he was perfect.

I believe in steel swords, gold coins, and man's wits. (...) And I believe there once were dragons. I've seen their skulls, after all.

Women themselves are so happy, and so beautiful, when they're strong, that they naturally choose powerful men, even if that power's so enermous there's a real risk it could shatter them.

If I had eyes in the back of my head, I would have told you you looked good as I walked away.

I try to be thoughtful about spreading the wealth: young designers. Mixing things up is important to me.

The colors. The city. Nothing. But they’ve got some good food, though. Other than the food, nothing.

Men make more money but have lower net worths.