The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal.

I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don't do that so much anymore.

I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.

The one thing you can rely on is if you get disturbed halfway through a painting and it looks a bit naff, then someone will preserve that piece, remove it and a few months later it'll be paraded round Sotheby's by people wearing white gloves.

We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.

If you want someone to be ignored then build a life-size bronze statue of them and stick it in the middle of town. It doesn't matter how great you were, it'll always take an unfunny drunk with climbing skills to make people notice you.

If you are dirty, insignificant and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.