I've Taught, And The First Thing I

You Know When I Decided To Become Professional - That Means To Expose Yourself Naked To The World With The Other Creative Minds - I Said, 'i'm Going Into Areas I Don't Know. I Might Just Fall Right Down To Hell And Kill Myself.

Early In School, They Called Me 'the Artist.' When Teachers Wanted Things Painted, They Called Upon Me, They Called Upon 'the Artist.' I Am Not Saying That I Learned My Name, Animals Can Learn Their Names, I Am Saying That They Learned It.

I Believe In My Work And In The Joy Of It. You Have To Be With The Work And The Work Has To Be With You. It Absorbs You Totally And You Absorb It Totally.

I Believe That The Physical Is The Geography Of The Being.

I've Taught, And The First Thing I Did When I Taught Art, Was Not To Teach Art.