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“having considerable mind, changing it became almost as ponderous an operation as moving a barn, although not nearly so stable.”
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“Inspiration is highly overrated. If you sit around and wait for the clouds to part, it's not liable to ever happen. More often than not, work is salvation.”
Source : "What I've Learned: Chuck Close" by Andy Ward, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007. 
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“I never want to abandon my roots. I want to give my past and the history of painting the importance it deserves, including the masters like Rembrandt, who built up the surface of the canvas with transparent layers.”
Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“The Oscar nominations are out, and they’re so white a grand jury has decided not to indict them,”
Source : "'The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore' Debuts In Slot Vacated By Stephen Colbert". "Fresh Air" with Dave Davies, www.npr.org. January 20, 2015.
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“In the country of the blind, the one-eyed king can still goof up.”
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“We believe we're seeing the world just fine until it's called to our attention that we're not.”
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“It's not the end of the world to lose.”
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“I like using odd materials or odd components for embroideries. I've always liked that Elsa Schiaparelli world of playing with unusual objects to make something really beautiful. That's part of the game. We can do things that are lighthearted and playful but we also do things that are quite dark and sinister. I oscillate between the two.”
Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
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“A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.”
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“he's a story i want to know from page one”
