"...Oh, let's start again--cut that out! Cut that out! That's definitely off the record. Off the record. Off the record!"
"...and I say, 'Hey, I've been here 10, 20 years, an American, longer than you have!'"
"I went through a period of time I was feeling very marginal..."
" all my life I liked to paint and draw and express myself"
"...for a long, long time women's ability to paint great art has not been recognized."
"At this stage of my life I also see myself changing..."
"...I thought I can lend a perspective...enrich the dialogue..."
"I think the [Community Advisory] Committee is still evolving."
"It's the delight of seeing something that you could never imagine..."
"...maybe because it's Chinese and I made a connection..."
"There's certain things that just stay with you."
" I'm stealing, and taking a little bit more out of life..."
"...I hope [it's] art that always leads the way, and not politics.."