I can’t wait to get into a position to make really bad art and get away with it.

I was brought up Catholic, and I felt the power of art from a very young age - seeing the brutality of all those images of flayed apostles and tortured saints was a pretty strong introduction.

When it comes to the British monarchy, I prefer to be seduced by an image than presented with a real person. It's kind of a Warhol thing.

A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for.

I did a butterfly show in Berlin, and we had a guy who's an expert on butterflies; who bred them all and who looks after them all in the space.

I like the confusion you get between science and religion … that’s where belief lies and art as well.

Artists are like everybody else.