I want my pictures to be things. I want them to be made up of marks that are physically and individually self-sufficient.

I want my pictures to be things. I want them to be made up of marks that are physically and individually self-sufficient.

My language is what I use, and if I lost that, I wouldnt be able to say anything.

I never think that anything I do is courageous.

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

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