All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?

There's nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.

I'd been painting rats for three years before someone said 'that's clever it's an anagram of art' and I had to pretend I'd known that all along.

Brandalism Any advertisement in public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It belongs to you. It's yours to take, rearrange and re-use. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.

Nobody ever listened to me until they didn't know who I was

Remember crime against property is not real crime. People look at an oil painting and admire the use of brushstrokes to convey meaning. People look at a graffiti painting and admire the use of a drainpipe to gain access.

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