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" I didn't really grow up listening to blues, because I grew up in the Northwest. It wasn't really the center for blues. "

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" The concept of absurdity is something I'm attracted to. "

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" You get a painting idea, and you go do that. You get a cinema idea, and you go in to do that. The difference is, even though the paintings might take some time to make, with cinema you are booked for a year and a half, minimum. "

" Sugar does make people happy, but then you fall off the edge after a few minutes, so I've really pretty much cut it out of my diet. Except for cupcakes. I like those. "

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" The cinema is really built for the big screen and big sound, so that a person can go into another world and have an experience. "

" I've said many, many, many unkind things about Philadelphia, and I meant every one. "

" I like L.A. because of the light. The light makes me feel so good. It's really beautiful. And there's something about L.A. being so spread out that gives you a feeling of freedom. Light and freedom. "

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" A lot of painters listen to music, I think, while they paint. But I hate to do that. It's a horror. I can't really listen to the music. I'm not really concentrating on it, and I'm not really concentrating on the painting. "

" I love Christmas tree bulbs, and I started putting them in my paintings. You've got to plug this painting in, and it's got a rig in the back, so that each one can be replaced if it burns out. "

" I've always loved the electric guitar: to hold it and work it and hear what it does is unreal. "

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