My aesthetic is that of the sniper on the roof.

In films, we are trained by the American way of moviemaking to think we must understand and 'get' everything right away. But this is not possible. When you eat a potato, you don't understand each atom of the potato!

There are different kinds of painting, some with lights and some without, but still if you look at any painting here (in the light) and then over here (out of the light) it's an entirely different thing. The consciousness of this came to the Impressionists and I'm very interested in that.

It makes me laugh when you bring two things together which have nothing to do with one another.

I'm very interested in tennis, but when I try to tell younger players about [Bill] Tilden, they're not interested.

I am a painter with letters. I want to restore everything, mix everything up and say everything.

First there was Greek civilization. Then there was the Renaissance. Now we’re entering the Age of the Ass.