And The Part About Being A Professional

In The Studio, I Don't Do A Lot Of Work That Requires Repetitive Activity. I Spend A Lot Of Time Looking And Thinking And Then Try To Find The Most Efficient Way To Get What I Want, Whether It's Making A Drawing Or A Sculpture, Or Casting Plaster Or Whatever.

But Part Of The Enjoyment I Take In It Is Finding The Most Efficient Way To Do It, Which Doesn't Mean The Corrections Aren't Made. I Like To Have A Feeling Of The Whole Task Before I Start, Even If It Changes.

When I Was In Art School, I Thought Art Was Something I Would Learn How To Do, And Then I Would Just Do It. At A Certain Point I Realized That It Wasn't Going To Work Like That. Basically, I Would Have To Start Over Every Day And Figure Out What Art Was Going To Be.

I Want To Be In The Studio. I Want To Be Doing Something. You Just Do Whatever Is At Hand, And You Don't Even Worry About Whether It's Going To Be Interesting Or Not Interesting To Anybody Else-or Even Yourself. You Just Have To Make Something.

Sometimes I Just Have A Few People Over To See The New Work, And I Think It Works Better Than In A Museum Situation, Where The Public Is Just Presented With A Large Area.