You live in the city and all the time there are signs telling you what to do and billboards trying to sell you something.

It's impossible to predict which paintings will last and which won't. In New Orleans I painted on a dilapidated shop in a street littered with abandoned cars and rotting mattresses, then two hours later the piece was gone. It turned out I'd picked the side of a crack house and the proprietor didn't like the attention.

At this time of year it's easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity - the lies, the corruption, the abuse.

A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.

Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.

I think its pretty clear that film is the pre-eminent art form of our age. If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today they’d be making Avatar, not painting a chapel. Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.

Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can't even finish my second apple pie.