I'm not trying to achieve perfection. I don't like this forced control people have over work.

I like feeling at home and knowing people. I like talking about ideas and being friendly.

I've dubbed myself as an amateur, not because I work in different field, but because I do what I do for love.

I coined this term 'freedom thru limitation' back in the '90s because I was sick of art being treated like pop, because of this boring 'anything can be art' theory.

I did not like prizes at school. I didn't like tests or exams, or the 11+, or O-levels. Later I hated B.A.s and M.A.s. The reason I hated them is that I don't like being tested, failed or falsely praised by anyone.

People could live very happily without the Turner Prize, but they could not live without real communication and emotion.