I'm Aware That Success Can Overwhelm You.

I'm Aware That Success Can Overwhelm You. The Perception Of You Can Be Elevated To Such A Status That It's Not You Any More.

Sometimes, As I Feel A Door Or An Exit Point In My Work Is Closing, I'll Try To Create An Opening So As Not To Stifle The Creative Process, Which I See As A Process That's Never-ending.

There's A Magic That Comes From Playing Entirely To Who You Are. I've Got My Specialist Subject - In The Mastermind Sense - And I Wouldn't Change It, Or Who I Am.

The Studio Is A Place Where I Can Experiment Before I'm Prepared For An Idea To Become A Body Of Work, Or A New Way Of Working, Or A Way Of Working That Can Sustain Me Over A Period Of Time.

When I Was Painting In Art School - And I Think Many Painters In The 1980s Worked Similarly - A Finished Painting Would Often Be Constructed From Lots Of Other Paintings Underneath. Some Of These Individual Layers Of Painting Were Better Than Others, But That Was Something That You Would Often Only Realise Retrospectively.