If You Wanna Talk About Influence, Man,

I Don't Listen To What Art Critics Say. I Don't Know Anybody Who Needs A Critic To Find Out What Art Is.

I Don't Think About Art When I'm Working. I Think About Life.

My Favorite Twombly Is 'apollo And The Artist,' With The Big 'apollo' Written Across It.

I Start A Picture And I Finish It. I Don't Think About Art While I Work. I Try To Think About Life.

Since I Was Seventeen I Thought I Might Be A Star. I'd Think About All My Heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi Hendrix... I Had A Romantic Feeling About How These People Became Famous.