In some respects I will never die. Because art is immortal. What we leave behind and what we create - the energy that we put out into the world is eternal.

Better to live one year as a tiger, then a hundred as sheep.

For me, it's all about being in a tiny room with little windows. It's almost like you have to be in a prison.

I know the aspect of my personality, being the vixen, the heartbreaker and the incredibly provocative girl is a very marketable image, but it's not insincere. You just can't take it seriously.

When I get down on my knees, it is not to pray.

I'm constantly exploring spirituality, sexuality, different aspects of love, whether it's romantic love or the love you have for your children. And love can be as devastating and destructive as it can be rejuvenating and life-giving. I guess I try to capture all of that.

David Bowie really played with ideas, and iconography and imagery. He's brilliant man. And a gentleman, too.