All art is contemporary, if it's alive, and if it's not alive, what's the point of it?

It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what he says about his work.

Well, in Bradford I could say I was brought up in Bradford and Hollywood.

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

I've never been interested in, much in the politics of the art world, it doesn't interest me.

In fact, most artists want to make things a bit more difficult for themselves as they go along, to challenge themselves.

You always need a bit of low-tech.You always need a pair of scissors, it seems to me. You can do better things.... The high-tech, somehow, you do have to combine it with low-tech things.