Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity.

I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great.

I think suicide is the most perfect thing you can do in life.

I always feel a bit trapped when a painting goes for millions of pounds and only one person can have it. If you can have that as well as a poster on every student's wall, then you're in a very enviable position. I'd like to do a Damien Hirst for £500 at some point.

I realised that you couldn't use the tools of yesterday to communicate today's world. Basically, that was the big light that went on in my head.

I think an ashtray is the most fantastically real thing.

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