"I think it's important for the viewers at home to have something accessible and attainable."

“Love is the most practical thing in the world. To love, to be kind, not to be greedy, not to be ambitious, not to be influenced by people but to think for yourself-these are all very practical things, and they will bring about a practical, happy society.”

“Tell people what specific action to take.”

“What I never wanted in art - and why I probably didn't belong in art - was that I never wanted viewers. I think the basic condition of art is the viewer: The viewer is here, the art is there. So the viewer is in a position of desire and frustration. There were those Do Not Touch signs in a museum that are saying that the art is more expensive than the people. But I wanted users and a habitat. I don't know if I would have used those words then, but I wanted inhabitants, participants. I wanted an interaction.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

“I'm inspired by lines, by shapes, when I see a dress on a person, when I see a beauty in a face, whether it's a man from an ancient culture or a beautiful young model. So what inspires me? Life inspires me.”

“As long as you're green, you're growing. As soon as you're ripe, you start to rot.”

“It's better to avoid than to run; better to run than to de-escalate; better to de-escalate than to fight; better to fight than to die. The very essence of self-defense is a thin list of things that might get you out alive when you are already screwed.”

Source : "Meditations on Violence: A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence". Book by Rory Miller, 2008.

“So let my hands and my face make their way in this world, let my hungry eyes see, my tongue taste.”

“I like colorful stuff. I like wearing stuff that nobody is wearing. That's why I wear the bear hat. I'll wear the whole mink.”

Source : "And Then French Montana Styled GQ". Interview with Mark Anthony Green, www.gq.com. July 20, 2012.