Each man kills the thing he loves.
It's weird making a drawing of painting. I start to realize that charcoal is this incredibly fragile material. I'm making images of paintings out of dust.
An artist should know art history. Shock value only lasts so long.
My degree was in sculpture. I always think that drawing is a sculptural process. I always feel like I'm carving the image out rather than painting the image. I'm carving it out with erasers and tools like that. I've always had this fondness for sculpture.
When I look back on everything I've done, it all somehow makes sense to me. But it doesn't make sense when you're actually doing it.
An artist can have an intention, but the viewer has their own subjective experience.
I'm trying to find answers. It can be quite frustrating, but at the same time, I'm never quite satisfied with what I'm doing, so I'm always looking for the next thing.
My collaborations have to be very positive. I will never work with a person I fight with.
Perfection consists in a constant perseverance to acquire the virtues and become proficient in their practice, because on God's road, not to advance is to fall back since man never remains in the same condition.
The philosophy of jazz represents tolerance, teamwork and inclusion. That's what America is about. The music reflects that.
The distance between where you are now and the path you think you should be on is probably smaller than you think it is