I'm very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That's my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it's not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.

The surface of a painting is a battlefield where all the problems of painting are fought out.

I would like to paint the way a bird sings.

The uniform， constant， and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition， the principle from which public and national as well as private opulence is originally derived.

"Every story has a thousand truths."

The only thing that can stop me is me.

淡泊平静，忧患就不能影响，邪气就不能侵袭，就德性完备而精神不损。

"Every film is a journey, not just for the audience, but for the actor as well."

科学最有价值的部分是看到你的工作帮助他人。