I think Picasso was, without doubt, the greatest portraitist of the 20th century, if not any other century.

We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way.

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

I'm rather shocked by what I thought was simple mindedness actually. I thought they're not looking, they're not actually looking.

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

I think we're in a very exciting time - visually, I think we are. I've not got a crystal ball. I'm not saying I know what the future is at all. In some ways I'm getting quite pessimistic about the future, but in other ways I think it might get better. We are moving into very big changes.

As you get older, it gets a bit harder to keep the spontaneity in you, but I work at it.