What I really think about Banksy is I think he's a genius; he's a great artist, and I like his stuff. But he's got to accept it if, from time to time, someone will need to paint over his work.

A great artist is always before his time or behind it.

I think women have to change their hairstyle from time to time.

Now you can manufacture just about what you want and after just a little time the artist is forgotten and gone.

It's a great time to be an artist, ... because a lot of the sacred cows are no longer in evidence.

There is always a new technique to learn. This is a very exciting time to be a fabric artist. The learning curve is huge and the sophistication of materials, threads and teachers is a $2-billion business. Fabric, thread and sewing machines have become so sophisticated that you can draw with them and on them.