I am a night painter, so when I come into the studio the next morning the delirium is over.

Cut your morning devotions into your personal grooming. You would not go out to work with a dirty face. Why start the day with the face of your soul unwashed?

I get up at 4:30 in the morning, seven days a week, no matter where I am in the world.

I actually think the whole concept of retirement is a bit stupid, so yes, I do want to do something else. There is this strange thing that just because chronologically on a Friday night you have reached a certain age... with all that experience, how can it be that on a Monday morning, you are useless?

I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web.