I'm The Oldest Antique In Town.

I Talk As I Sketch, Too, In Order To Keep Their Minds Off What I'm Doing So I'll Get The Most Natural Expression I Can From Them. Also, The Talking Helps To Size Up The Subject's Personality, So I Can Figure Out Better How To Portray Him.

Eisenhower Had About The Most Expressive Face I Ever Painted, I Guess. Just Like An Actor's. Very Mobile. When He Talked, He Used All The Facial Muscles. And He Had A Great, Wide Mouth That I Liked. When He Smiled, It Was Just Like The Sun Came Out.

How Will I Be Remembered? As A Technician Or Artist? As A Humorist Or A Visionary?

My Best Efforts Were Some Modern Things That Looked Like Very Lousy Matisses. Thank God I Had The Sense To Realize They Were Lousy, And Leave Paris.

If A Picture Wasn't Going Very Well, I'd Put A Puppy In It.