Picasso, Michelangelo, possibly, might be verging on genius, but I don't think a painter like Rembrandt is a genius.

Art comes from everywhere. It's your response to your surroundings.

As soon as something becomes art I think you get over the fear

It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination and a chainsaw.

Even as a kid in drawing class, I had real ambition. I wanted to be the best in the class, but there was always some other feller who was better; so I thought, It cant be about being the best, it has to be about the drawing itself, what you do with it. Thats kind of stuck with me.

Here's one from me: 'You have to be aware that everyone else is thinking far too hard about themselves to be thinking about you, whoever you are.' If you want it, you can have it. Once you know that, you can be free.

In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death.