“Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is.”

“The contemporary thing in art and literature is the thing which doesn't make enough difference to the people of that generation so that they can accept it or reject it.”

“Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it.”

“Good art provides people with a vocabulary about things they can't articulate.”

“Megacollectors suppose they can enter art history by spending astronomical amounts.”

“The reason the art world doesn't respond to Kinkade is because none - not one - of his ideas about subject-matter, surface, color, composition, touch, scale, form, or skill is remotely original. They're all cliche and already told.”

“Love the art in yourself and not yourself in the art.”

“Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.”

“Art must take reality by surprise.”