Friends often think it must be fun to be a painter... When it's going well, it's far more profound than mere fun; when it's not, it's not fun at all. In either event, painting is always deeply fulfilling.

Abstract and conceptual painters face different demons than representational painters, but neither group has a monopoly on either authenticity or originality.

Painting is at once a form of meditation and an utter, complete personal engagement with life.

I'll probably never fly an airplane, but it will look good for colleges.

I'm pretty good at a lot of things, but I'm not great at anything. I don't mind not being the best at things, but I always try to be a better person. I like to keep improving myself.

This kid brought in his car and a friend an I changed his starter. It's nice to know about cars in case something happens to my car.

I always thought I was an all-right writer, so I decided to join the newspaper. It's been fun. I get to write about wrestling, basketball and even write about outside sports like the Bears and college football.

My favorite of all the sports is football. I wasn't the starter as quarterback, but I ran the other team's offense in practice and it was nice to have all that responsibility on my shoulders. I like being the main guy.

There are a lot of cool kids out there and I'd like to help them. That's what I'd like to do with my life.