"I am not an intellectual. I am a painter."

"I have always been interested in the way the plants grow in the desert. They are so resilient."

"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life – and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do."

"I wish people were more interested in what I do than in what I am."

"I wish I could be rid of the thought that I am a woman."