I was always struck by how Picasso had no interest in music.

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

I had always planned to make a large painting of the early spring, when the first leaves are at the bottom of the trees, and they seem to float in space in a wonderful way. But the arrival of spring can't be done in one picture.

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

Faces are the most interesting things we see

It takes a long time to make it simple.

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.