"I'm not trying to fool anyone into thinking it's a photograph. I'm trying to make a painting that has its own reality."

我不是想骗任何人以为这是一张照片。我是想创作一幅有其自身现实性的画作。

"The photograph is just the starting point. The painting is something else entirely."

照片只是起点。绘画完全是另一回事。

"Painting is about seeing. Really seeing."

绘画是关于观看。真正的观看。

"New York is a city of reflections. The glass, the metal, the water - everything reflects."

纽约是一座反射之城。玻璃、金属、水——一切都在反射。

"I work very slowly. It's a process of building up layers and adjusting until it feels right."

我工作得非常缓慢。这是一个层层叠加和调整的过程，直到感觉对了为止。

"The reflection is more interesting than the thing itself."

反射比物体本身更有趣。

"Light is everything. It defines form, creates space, and gives life to the painting."

光就是一切。它定义形式，创造空间，并赋予画作生命。

"I'm not interested in just copying a photograph. I'm interested in the transformation that takes place when you make a painting."

我对仅仅复制照片不感兴趣。我感兴趣的是当你创作一幅画时发生的转变。

"The city is my subject. It's endlessly fascinating to me."

城市是我的主题。它对我来说是无穷无尽的魅力。

"I don't think of myself as a photorealist. I think of myself as a realist painter."

我不认为自己是一个照相写实主义者。我认为自己是一个现实主义画家。