As one gets older one sees many more paths that could be taken. Artists sense within their own work that kind of swelling of possibilities, which may seem a freedom or a confusion.
Jasper Johns

Do something, do something to that, and then do something to that.
Jasper Johns

I am just trying to find a way to make pictures.
Jasper Johns

One works without thinking how to work.
Jasper Johns

I tend to like things that already exist.
Jasper Johns

Whatever I do seems artificial and false, to me.
Jasper Johns

I never wish for critics.
Jasper Johns

To be an artist you have to give up everything, including the desire to be a good artist.
Jasper Johns