I wasn't the class nerd, but I was weird. I could tell long stories and be funny, but I couldn't do sports. And I was always terrified of being held back. — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
As soon as you step into the water, you are part of the food chain; you're part of the wilderness. That's why I like… — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
I've made a lifelong attempt to involve myself deeper and deeper in my medium. — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
Sculpture and seams are like boxers and broken noses: They go hand in hand. — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
Boat building is intellectual - everything has a reason. In sculpture, it has a direction. — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
Being in a room full of my art makes me incredibly nervous because the work always gets damaged when it's shown, and I hate… — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
I've had fantasies in the past of walking across America or some great distance, but it's such a commitment of time that it's stopped… — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
“Art is the bridge across the gap between peoples and cultures. Writing is one of the arts that can help link people.” — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
I've always been concerned with my sculpture. The drawings I do at night at home to relax. And for a long time, I just… — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
