If A Picture Wasn't Going Very Well,

Everyone In Those Days Expected That Art Students Were Wild, Licentious Characters. We Didn't Know How To Be, But We Sure Were Anxious To Learn.

The '20s Ended In An Era Of Extravagance, Sort Of Like The One We're In Now. There Was A Big Crash, But Then The Country Picked Itself Up Again, And We Had Some Great Years. Those Were The Days When American Believed In Itself. I Was Happy And Proud To Be Painting It.

The Secret To So Many Artists Living So Long Is That Every Painting Is A New Adventure. So, You See, They're Always Looking Ahead To Something New And Exciting. The Secret Is Not To Look Back.

I Keep The Pornographic Stuff In A Bus Station Locker.

I Didn't Know What To Expect From A Famous Movie Star; Maybe That He'd Be Sort Of Stuck-up, You Know. But Not Gary Cooper. He Horsed Around So Much... That I Had A Hard Time Painting Him.