Being Best Is A False Goal, You

In An Artwork You're Always Looking For Artistic Decisions, So An Ashtray Is Perfect. An Ashtray Has Got Life And Death.

Because It's Visual Art, A Lot Of It Comes From Childhood Experience But Then A Lot Comes From The Visual Language - In Advertising And Stuff Like That - Which Is Around Us.

I Always Feel A Bit Trapped When A Painting Goes For Millions Of Pounds And Only One Person Can Have It. If You Can Have That As Well As A Poster On Every Student's Wall, Then You're In A Very Enviable Position. I'd Like To Do A Damien Hirst For £500 At Some Point.

I Have Titles Floating Around In My Head; I Have Sculptures Floating Around In My Head. It's Like A Collage.

To Be An Artist Is Not About Fame; It's About Art, Which Is This Intangible Thing That Has Got To Have Lots Of Integrity, Whereas Being Famous Doesn't Really Take Any Integrity. But I Think You Have To Admit That You Want To Be Famous, Otherwise You Can't Be An Artist. Art And Fame Together Are Like A Desire To Live Forever.