“I produce a lot of my artwork in Germany.” — Jeff Koons

I think art teaches us how to feel, what our parameters can be, what sensations can be like; it makes you more engaged with life.

I would think that to people like my father, and the people of his generation, Popeye is like a male priapist. So if you think in ancient terms, he would have a harem, a symbol of male energy.

One of the reasons I work with technology the way I do is that I can really be assured that the vision I have from the outset is what will be at the end. And that that vision isn't altered through the process.

Once you trust in yourself, you automatically want to go outside of yourself.