My interest in art must have started with my Catholic upbringing. Art was everywhere: churches with its paintings, sculptures, stained glass, textiles, and fine metalwork.
What I look for when I see a piece of art for the first time is some kind of emotional, intellectual experience, that's a combination of both of those things and is informed by my knowledge and something new that I see the artist doing.
As a kid, I used to go to the library and take out all the art books.
My marriage was breaking up, and my marriage with Chong was breaking up. I had to come back and kind of start on my own again.