The job of the artist is to make a gesture and really show people what their potential is. It's not about the object, and it's not about the image; it's about the viewer. That's where the art happens.

I enjoy all mediums, and I have to say, music is the medium that first made me understand how powerful art could be.

I'm always working. If I'm not in my studio I become quite nervous.

The entertainment industry, the advertising industry have taken [the] tools from the art world and made themselves much more politically potent. We are really devastated and very impotent right now. A photographer just working for an advertising company has a platform to be much more politically effective in the world than an artist.

I always liked Disney films. To this day I think 'Bambi' is great.

Art is about profundity. It's about connecting to everything that it means to be alive, but you have to act.

I've always enjoyed feeling a connection to the avant-garde, such as Dada and surrealism and pop art. The only thing the artist can do is be honest with themselves and make the art they want to make. That's what I've always done.