One must not believe any of those mythologies about oneself as an artist

You know that day after day of, Oh God what am I going to do with myself feeling? The fear of the emptiness that it implies keeps me going

Being an artist is a very long game. It is not a 10-year game. I hope I'll be around making art when I'm 80

The eye is a very quick instrument, much quicker than the ear. The eye gets it immediately

Re-investing in one's own little moments of insight is very important

A work will only have deep resonance if the kind of darkness I can generate is something that is resident in me already

One does afford oneself the luxury to come into the studio and all day, every day, spend one's life making aesthetic propositions. What an immense luxury