“I wanted to paint pictures of people. I thought, "Why bother doing anything else. Everything else is a waste of time. I want to tell stories about people and their feelings and emotions."” PeopleWantStoriesFeelingsWantedEmotionWastePaintBotherWasting TimeFeelings And EmotionsWhy Bother Author:Lisa Yuskavage
“I spent a lot of time at the New York Public Library, the main branch. I was one of those people. If you ever spend a good amount of time there, you realize there are people who spend the entire day there. They're bookish homeless people.” PeopleIfsRealizingNew YorkAmountLibraryBranchesHomelessPublic LibraryHomeless People Author:Lisa Yuskavage
“I think it's really important as an artist not to be drawn to the haters, because there are so many people who are nice and quiet.” PeopleThinkingImportantArtistNiceQuiet Author:Lisa Yuskavage