“People came at me with all sorts of offers, wanting to make me into a ...” — Patti Smith Quote

“People came at me with all sorts of offers, wanting to make me into a hard-core Cher. I had no desire for any amount of money to be reformed for someone's vision, because in the end, that's what you got: your clay in someone else's hands.”

“My siblings were a bit younger than me, and I was always entertaining them and making up stories.”

“Let's just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty.”

“I used to subscribe to Nintendo Power. The first issue had 'Mario 2,' and it had all the characters rendered in clay. So I started making all of these characters out of clay.”

“I usually don't play really good on clay.”

“I think I am a complete player. I can play well on all the surfaces. For me, the clay might be easiest, but I am not a specialist on clay.”