I think that the mythology of Van Gogh's life, and the beauty of his paintings, is unstoppable.

I think that Van Gogh is really the ultimate crazy artist that we all think of.

Van Gogh was impulsive.

He has Van Gogh's ear for music.

I don't care if people think I am an overactor, as long as they enjoy what I do. People who think that would call Van Gogh an overpainter.

Consciousness is our gateway to experience: It enables us to recognize Van Gogh’s starry skies, be enraptured by Beethoven’s Fifth, and stand in awe of a snowcapped mountain. Yet consciousness is subjective, personal, and famously difficult to examine.