I think I’m greedy, but I’m not greedy for money - I think that can be a burden - I’m greedy for an exciting life. - Martin Gayford

Most art will disappear. The past is edited so it always looks clearer to us. Today always looks a bit of a jumble. We'll put up with rubbish from now, but not with rubbish from the past.

Artists, real artists, have to work. They can’t be hedonists. Really good painters are always working. The world is such a marvelous place. You have to look and to work. That’s exactly why Van Gogh was such a great artist: total commitment. That’s what you need.

I believe that the very process of looking can make a thing beautiful.