I'm 43. I'm Not Ready To Sit

Whenever I've Been Well-known Or Hitting The Press, I've Always Had To Get My Credit Card Out To Prove I'm Damien Hirst.

It's Ridiculous What I Do. I Can't Believe In It - But I Have To.

I Mean, People Listen To Music, And They Like That, But I Think In England, A Lot Of People Don't Like Contemporary Art.

You've Got To Be Oblivious To Other People, The Push And Pull Of Other People's Opinions, The Way Other People Measure Success. It's Then That You Realize You Are 100 Percent Who You Are And You Have To Use That Who-you-are 100 Percent In Order To Create Great Things.

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.