Painting is a faith and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion.

I have an almost complete disregard of precedent and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past.

I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.