I think that most people think painters are kind of ridiculous, you know?

My work isn't about form. It's about seeing. I'm excited about seeing things, and I'm interested in the way I think other people see things.

Pop Art looks out into the world. It doesnt look like a painting of something, it looks like the thing itself.

I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me.

There must be something about art... almost all cultures have done art. It's a refining of the senses, which are there to keep us alive. As far as we know, no other animals do that.

Organized perception is what art is all about.

I'm never drawing the object itself; I'm only drawing a depiction of the object - a kind of crystallized symbol of it.

Use the worst colour you can find in each place - it usually is the best.

I'd always wanted to know the difference between a mark that was art and one that wasn't.

Art doesn't transform. It just plain forms.

Outside is the world; it's there. Pop Art looks out into the world.

Work, Work and work, until you either succeed in your mission, or you die!

I only need to survive on tea, bread and fruits. I can keep working.

I think I'll always want to improve my defense. That's something that can always be better. Not saying it's bad now, just something you should always work on.

I have a Pinterest, and if you look there you'll see the things I really like and adore, have crushes on, and there's a lot of stuff from Riccardo's [Tisci] line on there.

There are some ideas so stupid that only intellectuals can believe in them, particularly left-wing intellectuals.

I read books, but I do it because I want to - because it's like an escape in my head, like being with you.

There are no rules in writing. There are useful principles. Throw them away when they're not useful. But always know what you're throwing away.

Education is the preparation of the individual for reciprocal union with society; the preparation of the individual so that he can help his fellow-men and in return receive and appreciate their help.