The question of painting is bound up with epistemology, with the engagement of the viewer, with what the viewer may learn.

With monochrome painting... the idiosyncrasy of the work, its difference, its expression, lies in shape.

My work is not repetition. It is an exploration.

I'm interested in the movement of the eyes across the painting.

In a way, the blank canvas... represents the infinity of trying to use color to express emotions - to assign a linguistic function to color.

Anything is of course inexhaustible, because at each moment the brain has a different pattern to construct.

Just as with the quartet, each part of a painting is telling a different story.

Seeing is looking at something in saturation. But we tend to look at something for, say, 1/30 of a second.

It's impossible to just localize your perceptions - because the stimuli come from both eyes.

Dreams often come true to those who clearly understand that there is a hefty price for every big prize.

A lot of people see it as a kind of failure to stay in the place where you’re from, especially if you’re from the Midwest. Like ambition is geographic.

While positive mental states may be associated with less stress and more resilience to infection, positive well-being might also be accompanied by a healthy lifestyle.

I think you can only be outgoing when the person you're talking to is outgoing. I can be outgoing if I want to be, if you meet me halfway.

I'm not letting any 17 year old beat me tonight

Silence is a virtue in those who are deficient in understanding.

There are a lot of similar aspects in all the religions. The question is which side of it you hold up.

He used to be fairly indecisive, but now he's not so certain.

If you make things too real, sometimes you bring it down to the mundane.

I don't go around regretting things that don't happen.