I look for the extraordinary in the ordinary. The shadow is often more interesting than the object itself.

Sometimes the paintings decide what they are going to be. That's fun. That means I'll be tapping into something good.

It's an investment of time. If you want to be good at anything, you have to invest the time and the mental energy to do it. My goal is to make a living being a creative person. ... It's possible. I think it's possible.

I'm setting my goals high and I'm working hard. I think that what I'm doing is pretty good. You have to have confidence in yourself, or who will give you a second look? ... You have to believe in yourself.