“The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts.”

“There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it.”

“Sculpture is an art of the open air. Daylight, sunlight, is necessary to it, and for me, its best setting and complement is nature.”

“I think in terms of the day's resolutions, not the years'.”

“The violent quarrel between the abstractionists and the surrealists seems to me quite unnecessary. All good art has contained both abstract and surrealist elements, just as it has contained both cl...”

“A sculptor is a person who is interested in the shape of things, a poet in words, a musician by sounds.”

“I am unpersuaded that relative poverty and hard work are greater adversities than relative affluence and free time.”

“Original sin is a self-initiating act because it evidences human free will. If humanity were devoid of free will, it would relegate humankind to living by instinct. A person who lives by instinct m...”

“Youll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road ...”