I felt giving birth was the most creative act of all my creative acts - literally creation!

I feel like I've lost 10 years of my life to cancer.

I find that I put my body in my work when I am at a particularly difficult or joyous point because I want to feel that moment.

I like Alexander McQueen's work a lot: he's always pushing boundaries, and he's rough around the edges.

I remember as a kid not ever wanting to have friends around to my house because it was, for want of a better description, disheveled.

I have a massive phobia for schedules and calendars. I need people to tell me where I need to be. I can't bear to see it in black and white. I think it's a fear of being pinned down.

I feel the art world in New York has a stronger following than Britain. If you go to a New York art district on a Saturday morning, it will be so busy with families and openings - art is much more ingrained in the culture.