I think that words are often extraneous to what I do.

I never think that anything I do is courageous.

I dont think you can lightly paint a picture. Its an activity I take very seriously.

I am isolated as an artist, not as a person.

Eventually, a collection ceases to be a personal indulgence and assumes its own identity. In fact, it becomes a thing in its own right - rather like Frankenstein's monster.

I'm very envious of the few artists who are any good and still do portraits.

In England, it's thought to be morally suspect to worry about what your surroundings look like.