I think people have problems sometimes when things are too general. In fact, they are not really general at all.

I'm not mannerist. I don't think I'm interested in mannerism. If I ever use it in a way, or if manner is like some kind of product of certain sorts of usage of different kinds of materials, then it's about involution or turning in on that.

I don't think the meaning in my paintings comes from just using broken dishes.

Making a painting is like playing the saxophone. You hit the note and it comes out.

I like when people get really close to the paintings, when they can't really get away from them, I like them to operate in that way on the viewer.

When art is really great, it's really powerful, can really do something to you, make you feel more alive and make you feel more connected to something. If you don't feel like that when you do it, and you just make a movie to make money, that would be pretty boring to me. I just wouldn't do it. That would be like sitting in an office, which I don't want to do.

I think not knowing what to think of your paintings is a good place to be.