For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.

Pitching is the art of instilling fear.

I collect human relationships very much the way others collect fine art.

The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.

And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to indicate to stop, to say: Make certain that when you rush through you will not miss the moment which you might have had, or might still have.

Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be able to effect mankind, to make the word a better place.

I believe in advertisement and media completely. My art and my personal life are based in it. I think that the art world would probably be a tremendous reservoir for everybody involved in advertising.

I love the gallery, the arena of representation. It's a commercial world, and morality is based generally around economics, and that's taking place in the art gallery.

I believe that my art gets across the point that I'm in this morality theater trying to help the underdog, and I'm speaking socially here, showing concern and making psychological and philosophical statements for the underdog.

Art never seems to make me peaceful or pure.

I make pictures and someone comes in and calls it art.

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know.

Real art is one of the most powerful forces in the rise of mankind, and he who renders it accessible to as many people as possible is a benefactor of humanity.

The art of creation is older than the art of killing.