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.

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

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

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.

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

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