I'll watch the kids play, have a big steak with my friends, stay in a nice hotel, sign a lot of autographs, then go back to Vegas and tell my alumni how tough recruiting is.
Now there is a big turnover in the galleries. The top galleries are getting better all the time. A lot of galleries just struggle along, then a new one comes along. There are certainly a great number of galleries. I think this argues well for the art but there are, of course, a lot of "phonies" in all the arts.
I sign autographs and try to be as nice to people as possible, and I do pretty well with that. I understand the importance of it.
Well, you know, it's fun to sign autographs still for me. I don't sign that many.
You know, I don't turn down autographs. I try to sign as many autographs as I can.
If people recognize me when I'm out in public, I'm very nice to them. I'm very nice to people even when they don't recognize me. I don't even mind if people come up to me while I'm eating dinner, but if they recognize me while I'm having sex, I refuse to sign autographs.
I sign a lot of autographs and take a lot of pictures. That's why I've always got to keep my hair done now.
In order to stay connected with my fans I do my best to sign autographs before and after every game as well sign all cards that are sent to me via throughout the year.
I sure saw a lot of kids that I'm sure didn't know a lot about us, or we were definitely new to them. The kids who came up to me afterward, we'd talk about music, sign a lot of autographs. So I'm sure we made a lot of new fans.
I do a lot of meet-and-greets with the people, and I do 'sign shows' where I meet people and sign autographs.
Best-selling writers should go to bookstores to say thanks to the booksellers, to meet fans, sign autographs, sign books, talk, whatever.
The idea of sitting in a booth, and having someone pay me to sign autographs, seems so gross to me.
Now, as an astronaut, I have to bring a Sharpie with me everywhere - so I have a pen to sign autographs.
I'm fortunate in one respect; that I don't have a lot of work in my studio. Most of it's out, gone; either sold or in galleries. I work with a lot of galleries.
I always have a very good relationship with galleries, a lot of galleries and artists, so I don't want any conflict situations.
I thought about that the other day after I went to the grocery store and had to sign fifteen autographs before leaving. On one hand, it's just so flattering. On the other hand, sometimes it would be nice to get the bread and leave, you know?