I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing.

Learn to recognise when you need to know something.

Pete and Repeat were sitting on a wall. Pete fell off. Who was left? Repeat.

Sometimes I just have a few people over to see the new work, and I think it works better than in a museum situation, where the public is just presented with a large area.

But part of the enjoyment I take in it is finding the most efficient way to do it, which doesn't mean the corrections aren't made. I like to have a feeling of the whole task before I start, even if it changes.

A good teacher is like a good artist. They go right to the most difficult part of whatever's going on.

I'll talk. You'll listen.