I couldn't stand to be separated with my wife for months. It became quickly apparent to me that I needed to find a balance between my absolute work obsession and a private life that we could share without my disappearing all the time.

And these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They're quite aware of what they're going through.

Look up here, I'm in heaven.

Hey man, I gotta straighten my face. This mellow thighed chick just put my spine out of place.

I have a very strong paternal streak. I'm a born father...I get such enjoyment out of being with children. Now they are enjoyable little things. They really are. I like their kind of humor. You can stuff all your punk bands, give me three children instead.

I'm regarded quite asexually by a lot of people. And the people that understand me the best are nearer to what I understand about me.

I don't have stylistic loyalty. That's why people perceive me changing all the time. But there is a real continuity in my subject matter. As an artist of artifice, I do believe I have more integrity than any one of my contemporaries.