I think that artworks are like these spiritual objects: I think that they have energies and powers beyond what the eye can see.
I've always been interested in moments of disbelief... I don't know if they possess any magic, but they do have something.
There's a wealth of information on James Dean, and everybody has an opinion on him. James Dean made some kind of impression on everybody.
My icons do not raise up the blessed savior in elaborate cathedrals. They are constructed concentrations celebrating barren rooms. They bring a limited light.
Everyone wants to get behind the red rope, but actually: be yourself, don't believe what you see, don't believe all this marketing.
Holding a note is a very difficult thing - you have to use your whole body to achieve a perfect pitch.
Fantasy appeals to me and can be very much reflected in my dress - but then, each day is different. Not every day is a magical day.
I practice stoic philosophy. As a human being, you may have emotions, but these don't need to affect your soul. The two are not one.
I've always been more slight, and I've always sort of felt that I needed to be protected, especially with so many rowdy brothers and sisters.
Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity.
As a father, I would say I am more like a mother. I do a lot of hugging.
There was a point I could have just churned out the spot and spin paintings for ever and laughed all the way to the bank.
A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for.
I think cubism has not fully been developed. It is treated like a style, pigeonholed and that's it.
On the iPhone I tended to draw with my thumb. Whereas the moment I got to the iPad, I found myself using every finger.
As for the world of fashion and celebrity, I have the usual interest in the human comedy, but the problems of depiction absorb me more.
In fact, most artists want to make things a bit more difficult for themselves as they go along, to challenge themselves.
People tell me they open my e-mails first, because they aren't demands and you don't need to reply. They're simply for pleasure.
Yes, I did, I mean I painted er, in a kind of abstract expressionist way, because of course that was exciting.
Who's going to ask a painter to see a diploma? They'd say, 'Can I see your paintings?', wouldn't they?
I think Picasso was, without doubt, the greatest portraitist of the 20th century, if not any other century.
