"I am constantly struck by the irony of being an artist; on one hand you have to be egocentric to maintain confidence and on the other hand you have to be humble and open to produce good work. For me creativity if a form of religion. " "The reason I like stone carving so much is that the process itself has a certain gut-level truthfulness: the physical effort being so great that there is no half-way commitment possible." (from the catalogue for the Vancouver Intl. Stone Sculpture Symposium, 1976)