I have no interest in ever coming out. I’m just trying to make the pictures look good; I’m not into trying to make myself look good. And besides, it’s a pretty safe bet that the reality of me would be a crushing disappointment to a couple of 15-year-old kids out there.

I like to think I have the guts to stand up anonymously in a western democracy and call for things no-one else believes in - like peace and justice and freedom.

Fight the fighters, not their wars.

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.

Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.

I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I'm not sure I like it enough.

Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a f**king sharp knife to it.