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

There's no-one up there in Northern Norway, food's terrible, but it's very, very beautiful to look at, if you've got eyes, and enjoy looking.

Who would have thought that the telephone would bring back drawing?

I was 18 when I first visited London, I'm very provincial like that, but I must confess the moment I got to America I thought: This is the place. It was more open, with 24-hour cities and pubs and restaurants that didn't close.

All painters are interested in photography to a certain extent.

I avoid the public because the English public is too aggressive these days for me.

Because I'm interested in depiction, representation, therefore you're interested in photography. You don't ignore it.