Obviously my own work comes from a conceptual art tradition, but I love the graffiti artists, and I feel spiritually closer to them than to most contemporary art; they make the city a free space of diverse voices and we shouldn't get all cynical about them just because Banksy made some money. I collaborate sometimes with Krae, who is an old school east London graffiti writer.

My advice to you concerning applause is this: enjoy it but never quite believe it

The people you love become ghosts inside of you, and like this you keep them alive.

Are you really listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

A universal beauty clothes the world, And one heart seems to beat for all mankind!

As o'er the stormy sea of human Life We sail, until our anchor'd spirits rest In the far haven of Eternity.

What if I say that in my view about the least Christian thing you could do is what the Republican party are trying to doing again now, which is try to take charge of the richest country in the world and then deny the people of that country free access to free healthcare and free education and start more wars.