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

When I finish a painting, it usually looks as surprising to me as to anyone else.

I am happy for people to talk about my pictures, but I wish devoutly that I was not expected to talk about them myself.

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

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

Collecting has been my great extravagance. It's a way of being. I collect for the same reason that I eat too much-I'm one of nature's shoppers.

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