I think it's bad for human beings to be artists. It's awful. You want to do something but you're constantly trying to decide what you want to do. Let's just say it's no place like Hawaii.

Did you find any artists complaining who don't already complain all day long about everything? No. But have you ever met a dealer who thought it was okay? Well, you maybe. It's still the art world. It's meant to be extreme. It's supposed to stand for liberty or whatever but really it's an extremely conservative environment. Why does everyone wear jeans? Because it's practical. To say something is taboo-breaking is to assume you have a clear image of the quality of a dealer. But there are certain dealers who always work this way.

Many artists who don't go off to art school come to New York. It's about what you learn when you're here.

I could see the works just living in reproductions. The work lives on like fantasy. Some live even better as just an image.

I think it's bad for human beings to be artists. It's awful. You want to do something but you're constantly trying to decide what you want to do. Let's just say it's no place like Hawaii.

I think when tattoos are new and colorful, they look bad. But they look better the older and more bleached out they become.

Life is one long decay, no? There's a lot of beauty in it. Like the patina in an old city.