I think of film when I paint. Even the luminosity that I always keep working for is really about film. But my idea is not to paint paintings that will decorate somebody's house.

I don't know why everybody thinks I'm smooth. I think I'm just a pretty silly person, really.

My idea is to paint paintings so that when you walk into a room, I'm pulling you in, or that makes you suddenly stop and wonder: 'What is this? There is something groovy, something else going on here.' Also, I want to give you what is obvious and what is not obvious to the eye.

I am an artist no matter what I do. I live for creativity. I think everyone should. It is the antithesis of being destructive.

I think I'm a good father. As a parent, you have the responsibility to create a foundation for your children so that they can meet all the challenges.

I think that the mythology of Van Gogh's life, and the beauty of his paintings, is unstoppable.