I rage against Vincent van Gogh for needing to die at 37, after painting for only ten years.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I want to die painting.
Van Gogh was impulsive.
When Dick Avedon died, I was so upset that I just started painting.
I've loved art for more than 30 years.
I have continued to paint; my father - who was savaged by the critics - continued to paint until practically the last week of his life.
After my divorce, painting took me out of panic mode and into a serene, calm place. I could absolutely lose myself.
A good artist is willing to die many times over. What's funny is, I've died so many times.
I always liked the Van Gogh story because I was terribly involved in that.
I think that Van Gogh is really the ultimate crazy artist that we all think of.
I think that the mythology of Van Gogh's life, and the beauty of his paintings, is unstoppable.