France, stop throwing awards at me! I have so many already, give them to people who need them.

All my images are self-portraits, even when I'm not in them.

Pop is about speaking everybody's language. The imagery and iconography we instantly recognize. When you can rely on things that the public already knows, you're dealing with Pop.

Sometimes people are shocked by what I do, but I'm not trying to be liked, I speak my mind and I don't care what people think. I truly do not compromise on who I am.

I'm like a circus standing on two legs.

I love the idea of reincarnation, so just in case it doesn't exist, I decided to be different people in the same lifetime.

I'm a Baroque person. More than Baroque, I'm a Rococo person. I don't draw straight lines.

For me, every week is a fashion week.

My childhood was a drag show!

A red nose is the clown's mask and my moustache is mine.

Realism is criminal.

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

Suit your manner to the man.

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct. Most of it comes from thoughtlessness or inherited habit. Extract from 'Memories of childhood and youth.'

I thought it would be quite a challenge to direct a mystery thriller. I hadn't really done something like that.

Jeez banana! Shut your freaking gob!

John Kerry can be absolutely ruthless. I would not want to be on his enemies list when he's ready to go after you.

I didnt have a computer until I was 19 - but I did have an abacus.

Storytelling is an ancient and honorable act. An essential role to play in the community or tribe. It's one that I embrace wholeheartedly and have been fortunate enough to be rewarded for.

Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.

We realized we don't have an invention, that's why we gave it away.