Cy Twombly

I look at a lot of artists. I'm inspired by - I suppose I shouldn't say 'inspired,' but it's not really influenced. I am inspired. Art comes from art.

It's absurd to talk about paintings that you haven't finished.

I used to change things in my early paintings to get the nuance or feeling I wanted, but now I plan everything in my head before I do it.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.

When I got sober, I thought giving up was saying goodbye to all the fun and all the sparkle, and it turned out to be just the opposite. That's when the sparkle started for me.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.