Photography hankers after the condition of the neutral observer. But there can be no such things as a neutral observer. For something to be seen, it must be looked at by somebody, and any true and real depiction must be an account of the experience of that looking.

I'm interested in all kinds of pictures, however they are made, with cameras, with paint brushes, with computers, with anything.

I've always said that the only thing a photograph is good at capturing faithfully is another flat surface.

I do believe that painting can change the world.

It's time to debate images, especially when someone's going to prison for downloading them.

I can often tell when drawings are done from photographs, because you can tell what they miss out, what the camera misses out: usually weight and volume - there's a flatness to them.

I did come from a pretty independent-minded family.