It takes a long time to make it simple.

There's no-one up there in Northern Norway, food's terrible, but it's very, very beautiful to look at, if you've got eyes, and enjoy looking.

West Yorkshire is quite dramatic and beautiful, the crags and things.

Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in my life.

I avoid the public because the English public is too aggressive these days for me.

What the art historians had forgotten is that in Chinese, Japanese, Persian, and Indian art, they never painted shadows. Why did they paint shadows in European art? Shadows are because of optics. Optics need shadows and strong light. Strong light makes the deepest shadows. It took me a few years to realize fully that the art historians didn't grasp that. There are a lot of interesting new things, ideas, pictures.

I want life thrilling and rich. And it is. I make sure it is.