If somebody gives me a chance to do something, I am going to use that space, that time, that light, that whatever it is and try and work with it.

I may have a lot of political opinions but it doesn't necessarily come into my work. I keep the two worlds separate.

I make my own surprises and I'm always surprised to see what I do, to see it when it's finished and the biggest challenge is once I finish it, it's not a failure. It's not a flop.

The idea of words and photos was something that appealed to me.

Heidegger wrote a book called Was Ist Das Ding - What Is a Thing? which was kind of interesting and influential to me, as a matter of fact. It's a small paperback, which I read. It's about the nature of thingness; what is it? It's a very penetrating analysis of that, and I think a rather influential book. I know other artists who have read it and come up with it.

I'm used to being the background. I'm used to having work that only lasts for a little while. I'm used to being - working in the real world, where real things are.

If somebody gives me a chance to do something, I am going to use that space, that time, that light, that whatever it is and try and work with it.