I Never Allowed Myself The Luxury Of

You Have To Have The Time To Feel Sorry For Yourself In Order To Be A Good Abstract Expressionist.

There Was Something About The Self-confession And Self-confusion Of Abstract Expressionism - As Though The Man And The Work Were The Same - That Personally Always Put Me Off Because At That Time My Focus Was In The Opposite Direction.

There Was A Whole Language That I Could Never Make Function For Myself; It Revolved Around Words Like 'tortured', 'struggle'. 'pain'.. .i Could Never See These Qualities In Paint - I Could See Them In Life And Art That Illustrates Life. But I Could Not See Such Conflicts In The Materials And I Knew That It Had To Be In The Attitude Of The Painter.

A Newspaper That You're Not Reading Can Be Used For Anything; And The Same People Didn't Think It Was Immoral To Wrap Their Garbage In Newspaper.

I'm Quite Taken Aback When I Get Something That Appears To Be Technically A Good Photograph, Because It's Not Necessarily My Intention.