I Just Do What Everybody Asks Me

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

For Me, Art Is Always A Kind Of Theater. When I Started The Spot Paintings I Made Them As An Endless Series. But I Was Never Serious About It Being An Endless Series. It Was Just An Implied Endless Series. The Theater Means You Just Have To Make It Look Good For That Moment In The Spotlight.

I Used To Watch 'top Of The Pops' When I Was A Kid And Say 'yeah!' Or 'boo!' At Every Single Song. So There Was Nothing In The Middle. You Brutally Put It On One Side Or Another.

I Don't Think I'd Want My Pet In Formaldehyde, But I Guess In America They Would.

When It Comes To The British Monarchy, I Prefer To Be Seduced By An Image Than Presented With A Real Person. It's Kind Of A Warhol Thing.