"In the studio, I don't do a lot of work that requires repetitive activity. I spend a lot of time looking and thinking and then try to find the most efficient way to get what I want, whether it's making a drawing or a sculpture, or casting plaster or whatever."

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"And then what makes the work interesting is if you choose the right questions."

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"And so I put down some of the things that he said, about keeping your tools sharpened and not letting them lie on the ground where they get hurt or get abused and dirty and can't find them. And some thoughts about how his father used to do things."

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"Generalised anger and frustration is something that gets you in the studio, and gets you to work - though it's not necessarily evident in anything that's finished."

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"And I don't have any specific steps to take because I don't start the same way every time. But there is a knowing when it's enough and you can leave it alone."

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"If you choose the wrong questions and you proceed, you still get a result, but it's not interesting."

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"I'll talk. You'll listen."

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"In art, the only one who really knows whether what you've done is honest is the artist."

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"What I am really concerned about is what art is supposed to be - and can become."

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"I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing."

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"But if you can find that spot - I suppose it's like running - I used to be a swimmer and swim laps, and you just have to be there with what you're doing."

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