I was always - I was a movie nut. I lived in the movies, really.

I'm always looking for relations between my work and the old masters.

The only problems I sometimes have is if I ask for a piece for a group show, if I ask for a piece - I would like to put it into a show, sometimes the collectors get possessive about it and don't want to let something happen. Say you get full credit, you know. You give them your name, the catalog and it always enhances the value of the piece, you know, the more shows it is in, blah, blah, blah.

I do like certain kinds of frames for work. That's important.

Agnes Martin is a big influence in my work actually, when I first saw her, these fine grids.

I have never had a shortage of ideas for shows. I always just do them and the gallerists don't - they stopped long ago trying to tell me what I should show in their gallery. They just don't even do it. I show whatever I want to show. They are very happy and as far as I know, they have always been very pleased with whatever I have shown, even if it is nothing to sell.

I am an artist who works very well under pressure, in fact. I like to have deadlines.