You're Tearing Me Apart!

An Actor Must Interpret Life, And In Order To Do So Must Be Willing To Accept All The Experiences Life Has To Offer. In Fact, He Must Seek Out More Of Life Than Life Puts At His Feet. In The Short Span Of His Lifetime, An Actor Must Learn All There Is To Know, Experience All There Is To Experience, Or Approach That State As Closely As Possible. He Must Be Superhuman In His Efforts To Store Away In The Core Of His Subconscious Everything That He Might Be Called Upon To Use In The Expression Of His Art.

I Want To Be A Texan 24 Hours A Day.

If I Had One Day When I Didn't Have To Be All Confused And Didn't Have To Feel That I Was Ashamed Of Everything. If I Felt That I Belonged Someplace. You Know?

At Times There Seems To Be A Million Ideas Worth Painting. However, There Are Days When It's A Challenge To Pull Any Idea Together. On These Days I Go To My Studio, Leaf Through An Art History Book, And Tell Myself That I Am Part Of This Great Tradition.

An Hour Or Two Of Learning From The Masters Is Usually Enough To Recharge My Artistic Batteries.