In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death.

As a father, I would say I am more like a mother. I do a lot of hugging.

For artists it's a lot easier to make art in bad times than it is in good times. When you've got no money it's easy to just drink your way through it and make great art. But if you're making lots of money it can be very problematic.

Never let money get in the way of an idea

I love color. I feel it inside me. It gives me a buzz.

So smoking is the perfect way to commit suicide without actually dying. I smoke because it's bad, it's really simple.

Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.