"It is not by accident that I have chosen to be a religious painter…I paint the things I see and believe."

"All I can say to the younger theorists is: don’t trust anyone over 45, except maybe me, and I’m not so sure about me."

"The Things to do are: the things that need doing, that you see need to be done, and that no one else seems to see need to be done."

"If somebody blocks you when you're walking, you're positively Edwardian in your manners. You do this sheepish little smile together, and you step aside. And you both do it at the same time, and you go…"

"Maybe you would prefer not to be bothered with how the government is run. If that's the case then you have no right to complain when your taxes are raised, or if your children's education is substanda…"