A photograph doesn't gain weight or lose weight, or change from being happy to being sad. It's frozen. You can use it, then recycle it.

Every idea occurs while you are working. If you are sitting around waiting for inspiration, you could sit there forever.

I think women realise that I love women, and very often women seem to love me.

Losing my father at a tender age was extremely important in being able to accept what happened to me later when I became a quadriplegic.

If you're overwhelmed by the size of a problem, break it down into smaller pieces.

I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have.

What difference does it make whether you're looking at a photograph or looking at a still life in front of you? You still have to look.