We all know a mirror reflects us, if you look in it. If you move, the reflection moves. If you project from a mirror, meaning it will project an image, it's nothing to do with you. The world seen by nobody.

Movie actors disappear - any young person wouldn't know Cary Grant. They're going to disappear. Fifty years ago, you thought film was here to stay. But nothing is here to stay, actually - except perhaps paintings and drawings.

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

I'm not going to stop painting just to take orders.

You would think death was an optional extra nowadays. Nobody wants to tick that box.

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

Of course you can still paint landscape - it's not been worn out.