Everything you do on Earth is political.

The spiritual in my art is giving up control. My paintings are based on what I can do, and what I can do is not controlled. So I give up control, and that's the spiritual aspect of the work - taking what comes and relinquishing control. Although they look very controlled, they're really not, because it's all poured paint.

Art is the most important way of recording history.

Every piece of art will be if it's lucky enough to be dug up, if there's anything to dig up.

I want art to affect the viewer and for the viewer to take it away to enhance, embrace, and elevate life. That's the spiritual aspect. Painting is a spiritual practice, but sometimes it is hard to give up control!

To handle paint the way Pollock did, you need the muscularity of a ballet dancer.