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

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

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

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

You keep on balancing and balancing and balancing until the picture wins, because then the subject's turned into the picture.

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

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