I think that every so-called history book and film biography should be prefaced by the statement that what follows is the author's rendition of events and circumstances.

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There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies,...

There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies,...

As with the Princess Di crash, which sent the media on the most insane feeding...

As with the Princess Di crash, which sent the media on the most insane feeding...

Look, we're all saddled with things that make us better or worse. This world is...

Look, we're all saddled with things that make us better or worse. This world is...

I had to figure out how to bring the world into my work.

I had to figure out how to bring the world into my work.

I've always thought that it's good to watch the news to find out what everybody...

I've always thought that it's good to watch the news to find out what everybody...

All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can...

All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can...

I think people have to set up little battles. They have to demonize people whom...

I think people have to set up little battles. They have to demonize people whom...

Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not.

Listen: our culture is saturated with irony whether we know it or not.

I just say I'm an artist who works with pictures and words.

I just say I'm an artist who works with pictures and words.

It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work,...

It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work,...

Direct address has been a consistent tactic in my work, regardless of the medium that...

Direct address has been a consistent tactic in my work, regardless of the medium that...

Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his...

Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his...

If most American cities are about the consumption of culture, Los Angeles and New York...

If most American cities are about the consumption of culture, Los Angeles and New York...

I try to deal with the complexities of power and social life, but as far...

I try to deal with the complexities of power and social life, but as far...

I feel uncomfortable with the term public art, because I'm not sure what it means....

I feel uncomfortable with the term public art, because I'm not sure what it means....

I think there are lots of ways to make good work. You can throw big...

I think there are lots of ways to make good work. You can throw big...

There's a moment of recognition. It's that white-light kind of stuff that just works. I...

There's a moment of recognition. It's that white-light kind of stuff that just works. I...

I don't necessarily think that installation is the only way to go. It's just a...

I don't necessarily think that installation is the only way to go. It's just a...

I'm an artist who works with pictures and words. Sometimes that stuff ends up in...

I'm an artist who works with pictures and words. Sometimes that stuff ends up in...

I'd always been a news junkie, always read lots of newspapers and watched the Sunday...

I'd always been a news junkie, always read lots of newspapers and watched the Sunday...