It's Such A Crass Idea

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.

I Think I Like Big Issues, But I Don't Believe In God Or Religion.

Most People Live In The City And Go To The Country At The Weekend, And That's Posh And Aristocratic, But Actually To Live In The Country And Come To London When You Can't Take It Any More Is Different.

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.

I Was Brought Up Catholic, And I Felt The Power Of Art From A Very Young Age - Seeing The Brutality Of All Those Images Of Flayed Apostles And Tortured Saints Was A Pretty Strong Introduction.