My work is about making candy for the eyes. It's about grabbing your attention.

I believe Michael [Jackson] in a sense is an American martyr. Martyrs are persecuted and Michael was persecuted. Michael was innocent and martyrs are innocent. If you go on YouTube and watch interviews with Michael, you don't see a crack in the facade. There's this purity and this innocence that continued [throughout his life].

My pictures are about getting as far away from reality as possible. Dreams should be part of our everyday life.

Success to me is being a good person, treating people well.

As an artist you have a choice. You can add more confusion and darkness to the world or you can shine a light, make a beauty.

I love fashion and beauty and all those things, I still do but I think that it has changed the shift, that the greed is ruling the planet right now.

For me, it's easier to like more things than to dislike them; I'm not a critic in that sense. I find it easier to like more, to be more open and enjoy more things, which has given me more opportunities.