Our parents decided not to teach us Chinese. It was an era when they felt we would be better off if we didn't have that complication.
Some artists want to confront. Some want to invoke thought. They're all necessary and they're all valid.
Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think.
Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you shut down completely. I think that's true in any creative field.
My dad was dean of fine arts at the university. I was casting bronzes in the school foundry. I was using the university as a playground.