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A person with normal eyesight would have nothing to know in the way of 'Impressionism' unless he were in a blinding light or in the dusk or dark.

I was near sighted. I was born myopic, and I got glasses, right after that.

I never wore glasses except when I had to read a teleprompter at an awards show or drive, so I didn't notice much. I could exist in my head. It was kind of my escape from the world and my protection.

I define myself from a vision, from a point of view of life.

I'm really nearsighted, which has served me well.

I have very poor eyesight, and I can't imagine a world without my glasses or contacts.

I don't really consider myself an impressionist.

'Impressionism' was the name given to a certain form of observation when Monet, not content with using his eyes to see what things were or what they looked like as everybody had done before him, turned his attention to noting what took place on his own retina (as an oculist would test his own vision).

When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.