It's very British to go about to see something unusual and paint it.

But slowly I began to use cameras and then think about what it was that was going on. It took me a long time, I mean I actually played with cameras and photography for about 20 years.

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've always been a looker. Loads of people say, "I never saw that" - but that's what artists do.

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

The editing of moving pictures is geared toward the single image. You'd have to edit things in new ways.

There's no need to believe what an artist says. Believe what he does; that's what counts.