I am fiercely independent and I probably wouldn't be if it wasn't for the way in which I was brought up

Because of the amount of press attention, people went to see this dirty bed, as if it was a freak show. But when they got there, they saw something else - the bed, stuff on the walls, whatever. For the Tate, it's the highest attendance they ever received for the Turner Prize show. There was a massive queue, and when you got into my bit, you couldn't move.

One thing that success has taught me is censorship.

I really love animals. My cat is my little soul mate. He's not just a cat, he's my friend.

There is no comparison between him and me; he developed a whole new way of making art and he's clearly in a league of his own. It would be like making comparisons with Warhol.

My mum has never wanted me to have children. She thinks I would be destroying my life, even now.

I've worked really hard. I've made three pieces of seminal art in my life. If I died tomorrow, I'd be remembered for making them. There are a lot of artists who, no matter how hard they work in their lives, will never make anything seminal.