“Some artists want to confront. Some want to invoke thought. They're al...” — Maya Lin Quote

Some artists want to confront. Some want to invoke thought. They're all necessary and they're all valid.

I went through withdrawal when I got out of graduate school. It's what you learn, what you think. That's all that counts.

My dad was dean of fine arts at the university. I was casting bronzes in the school foundry. I was using the university as a playground.

We were unusually brought up; there was no gender differentiation. I was never thought of as any less than my brother.

I probably have fundamentally antisocial tendencies. I never took one extracurricular activity. I just failed utterly at that level. Part of me still rebels against that.

I've always been very good at talking with people and communicating with people, and that comes in handy more than people know. I think artists and people who make things sometimes don't think that other skills are important, but it's important to know how to sell.

I don't tweet very much. I still believe in the mystery of an artist. I believe in going out when I'm ready to sell my product. A lot of artists are out there every day. But I remember the Julio Iglesiases, the Jose Joses - and it was about the music.

We will certainly see teachers, journalists, artists and poets in space. Whatever it takes to the be the best is what it will take to get you into space.

I've noticed a lot of younger artists have less fear of doing different sorts of things, whether it's various types of music, or gallery artists moving between video and sculpture and drawing.