Faces are the most interesting things we see

People tell me they open my e-mails first, because they aren't demands and you don't need to reply. They're simply for pleasure.

I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money – I think that can be a burden – I’m greedy for an exciting life. I want it to be exciting all the time, and I get it, actually. On the other hand, I can find excitement, I admit, in raindrops falling on a puddle and a lot of people wouldn’t. I intend to have it exciting until the day I fall over.

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

We don't all see the same way at all. Even if I'm sitting looking at you, there is always the memory of you as well. And a memory is now. So someone who's never met you before is seeing a different person. That's bound to be the case. We all see something different. I assume most people don't look very hard at anything.

I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money - I think that can be a burden - I’m greedy for an exciting life.

An artist might be attracted to hedonism, but of course an artist is not a hedonist. He's a worker, always.