It's very easy to say, 'I could have done that,' after someone's done it. But I did it. You didn't. It didn't exist until I did it.

Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.

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

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.

You've really got to get down on the floor with yourself and get low in order to make great art. I think you've just got to accept who you are and do the most unbelievable things.

I love color. I feel it inside me. It gives me a buzz.

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