Go down where all life begins, go down that's where my love is.

Love is a bird... she needs to fly.

Not only do we suffer from racism and sexism, but we also suffer from ageism. And that is that once you reach a certain age, you're not allowed to be adventurous, you're not allowed to be sexual and I think that's rather hideous. [...] I mean, is there a rule? Are you just supposed to die when you're 40?

I get strength from my art - all the paintings I own are powerful.

Romance should be spontaneous, but in my career I'm totally in control.

A lot of people saw Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland as persecuted and tragic and vulnerable, and I think a lot of gay men feel that way because of their particular predicament in society and not being accepted completely.

Everyone who knows me thinks I'm a bit of a work Nazi.