I don't think there's an illustrator who's as good as a Titian or a Rembrandt... but then, Rembrandt was a bit of an illustrator on the quiet, you know?

As an illustrator you need to understand the human body - but having looked at and understood nature, you must develop an ability to look away and capture the balance between what you've seen and what you imagine.

I have an assistant who's very good at email, so I don't struggle with it.

Sometimes I think people get into trouble because they can't say what they want to.

Guinea pigs are quite difficult to draw, I think, because they're so furry.

I think it is the fact that birds are two-legged, like us, which gives them something of our balance and gesture and makes them nearer to us.