I Think You Always, As An Artist,

I Spend Much More Time Looking At Art History And At Different References To Art Than I Do At Actual Objects.

I've Always Enjoyed Feeling A Connection To The Avant-garde, Such As Dada And Surrealism And Pop Art. The Only Thing The Artist Can Do Is Be Honest With Themselves And Make The Art They Want To Make. That's What I've Always Done.

A Photograph For Me Does Not Have A Sense Of Spiritual Seduction, It Does Not Have An Essence, That This Is Something That Permeates And Which Is Eternal Through Time.

The First Thing That Any Good Artist Has To Develop Is A Sense Of Independence From The Artworld. What Really Destroys A Young Artist Is Insecurity, The Fear That Everything Could Be Taken Away At Any Moment.

Nothing Can Touch Me Now - I'm Jeff Koons And My Art Can Defend Me !