"I used to use a lot of words in the paintings but stopped because it created a narrative - or an answer to a question."

“Longing for something that you once had is a mistake because the pictures in your mind are never the same as whatever it is you are longing for.”

Source : Jane Urquhart (2014). “Changing Heaven”, p.109, Hachette UK

“My first experience with music was my father, he was a stereo buff and he built his own little Hi-Fi center with recorders and everything and I listened to a lot of jazz, which gave me a sensibility for melody.”

“A dead man is the worst enemy alive, I thought. You can't alter his power over you. You can't alter what you love or owe. And it's too late to ask him for his absolution. He has beaten you all ways.”

“For most celebrities, the biggest meal of the day is toothpaste (they use reduced-fat Crest).”

“I'm a believer in the parent first, friend second philosophy, and trying to find that balance.”

“There is more power in the open hand than in the clenched fist.”

Source : "The International Chemical Worker", Vol. 13-15, p. 192, 1953.

“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.”

“I'm a huge fan of science fiction and fantasy - not so much horror because I get a bit scared.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.