I don't like the idea of nationalism, but on the other hand, I do see that there is a difference between British art, German art and Chinese art. This is because of the history, because each country has different history and each country reads and teaches that history differently.

It's important for me to give each thing the possibility to speak and also to allow artworks speak to each other.

I had been doing wall drawings, but they were always black and white. Then in 1993 I painted all the walls of a room to make an installation and as soon as I saw the colour on the walls, it changed my whole life.

I thought the objects we value least because they were ubiquitous were actually the most extraordinary.

You can see in my paintings, I've taken away the context, I've taken away the shadows, I've taken away expression, I've taken away the personal, and yet so much remains!

The person you admire was true to himself. You can only truly honour him by being true to yourself.

I think the best approach is not to be too much like the thing that they are referring to, see it as a guide.