I think if I was Trinidadian, I would latch more on to the myths and romanticise the place more. I don't think it's my place to do that - they're not really mine. I'm an outsider.

Painting becomes interesting when it becomes timeless.

It's not about perfection. What's a perfect painting? What's interesting about a perfect painting?

I don't think money can help you become a better painter, for sure. You can have all the studios you want; it won't help you make a better painting.

As an artist, you are aware there is this strange money market out there, but you have no sense of how it works.

I would never finish a painting if I didnt have a deadline.

What is bad painting? Picabia made some deliberately bad paintings, but they were by him, so great in a way.