The Spot Paintings, The Spin Paintings, They're

When I Used To Do Abstract Paintings At School, Like Everyone Else, The Tutor Said These Would Make Great Curtains. I Would Always Neglect The Formal Stuff That Was Going On By Using Colour, Because Colour Kind Of Came Naturally To Me.

Art Is The Closest You Can Get To Immortality, Though It's A Poor Substitute - You're Working For People Not Yet Born - And People Want It Because It Is Brilliant. It Ends Up In Museums Anyway; The Rich Have To Give It Back To The People, It's Their Only Option. There Are No Pockets In A Shroud.

Even As A Kid In Drawing Class, I Had Real Ambition. I Wanted To Be The Best In The Class, But There Was Always Some Other Feller Who Was Better; So I Thought, It Cant Be About Being The Best, It Has To Be About The Drawing Itself, What You Do With It. Thats Kind Of Stuck With Me.

It'd Be Nice To Make Lots Of Money But It's Quite Difficult, Because Every Time I Make Lots Of Money I Make A Bigger Piece That Costs Lots Of Money.

You've Really Got To Get Down On The Floor With Yourself And Get Low In Order To Make Great Art. I Think You've Just Got To Accept Who You Are And Do The Most Unbelievable Things.