I dream a lot. I do more painting when I'm not painting. It's in the subconscious.

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

At 18 I began painting steadily fulltime and at age 20 had my first New York show at the Macbeth Gallery.

I'm a secretive bastard. I would never let anybody watch me painting... it would be like somebody watching you have sex - painting is that personal to me.

I dream, therefore I exist.

I have a very healthy dream life. I dream a lot many, many, many nights a week. When I'm shooting, it's even more - I don't know if it has to do with stress or with creation.