My Mum brought me up to believe that if you look after the pennies then the pounds look after themselves, and I could never do it.

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The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is...

The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is...

So smoking is the perfect way to commit suicide without actually dying. I smoke because...

So smoking is the perfect way to commit suicide without actually dying. I smoke because...

I think an ashtray is the most fantastically real thing.

I think an ashtray is the most fantastically real thing.

There's no possible way you can get what you want.

There's no possible way you can get what you want.

But I'm more interested in why people are frightened by Jaws and why Jaws was...

But I'm more interested in why people are frightened by Jaws and why Jaws was...

In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An...

In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An...

Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.

Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.

I always ignore money.

I always ignore money.

Most people live in the city and go to the country at the weekend, and...

Most people live in the city and go to the country at the weekend, and...

It'd be nice to make lots of money but it's quite difficult, because every time...

It'd be nice to make lots of money but it's quite difficult, because every time...

Artists are like everybody else.

Artists are like everybody else.

I think suicide is the most perfect thing you can do in life.

I think suicide is the most perfect thing you can do in life.

It's good to have a title that's not just one word. If you're gonna title...

It's good to have a title that's not just one word. If you're gonna title...

Sometimes when you're drunk you can see better.

Sometimes when you're drunk you can see better.

It's such a crass idea - you're either in love or out of love.

It's such a crass idea - you're either in love or out of love.

I made one untitled piece.

I made one untitled piece.

A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot...

A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot...

But whenever I look at the question of how to live, the answer's always staring...

But whenever I look at the question of how to live, the answer's always staring...

But the answer to how to live is to stop thinking about it. And just...

But the answer to how to live is to stop thinking about it. And just...

I always feel like the art's there and I just see it, so it's not...

I always feel like the art's there and I just see it, so it's not...