One of the few times I saw my mother cry was when Lennon died, and the other time was when Elvis died.

I find that I put my body in my work when I am at a particularly difficult or joyous point because I want to feel that moment.

When you’re no longer ill, and everyone’s gotten over the fact that you’ve had cancer, that core of steel doesn’t go away, and then I had to find other channels for it.

Seeing a new play in a first-time production is so exciting – when it’s good, you want to shout from the rooftops.

I think that, to be an artist, you have to have a big enough ego to believe that people out in the world want to see what you think is a good idea. And if...

My work is made on lines similar to those of a film production. A lot of my work is kind of bureaucratic, endlessly phoning up people, trying to find the cameraman and the lighting man,...

Relationships can go wrong very simply, very quickly, and when you have children you become more aware of relationships around you.

I like Alexander McQueen’s work a lot: he’s always pushing boundaries, and he’s rough around the edges.

I hate rats. I had a pet rat to try and overcome it. I even gave him mouth-to mouth resuscitation when he had a heart attack. But I couldn’t conquer it.

I went out of my way to try not to be an artist, because I thought I would end up leading a miserable, obscure life. I tried to escape it for as long as I...