I guess there was a little bit of a slight rebellion, maybe a little bit of a renegade desire that made me realize at some point in my adolescence that I really liked pictures that told stories of things - genre paintings, historical paintings - the sort of derivatives we get in contemporary society.

I really love to make sweeping historical gestures that are like little illustrations of novels.

I don't know how much I believe in redemptive stories, even though people want them and strive for them.

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