All the people in the late '80s and early '90s were really hell-bent on doing something for themselves, and they wouldn't take no for an answer. There was a lot of determination, and I was definitely part of that way of thinking.
It pleases me that people can be interactive
I've got over so much. Mum wouldn't want anything to come into my life that would make me fragile again
There is no comparison between him and me; he developed a whole new way of making art and he's clearly in a league of his own. It would be like making comparisons with Warhol.
People don't remember. Revenge is sweet.
The people in Miami are so different from anywhere else I've been in America. They're so down to earth, really friendly, and quite self-effacing, with a good sense of humor. I'm not saying other parts of America don't have a sense of humor, but Miami maybe has to have a really good sense of humor for lots of different reasons, and it works. It works for me.
I'm totally monogamous when I'm in a relationship, and when I'm not in a relationship, I don't sleep around. So when I'm not with someone, I'm really on my own.
I really love animals. My cat is my little soul mate. He's not just a cat, he's my friend.
I thought it would be my one and only exhibition so I decided to call it My Major Retrospective.
It's my memory, and what happened between that moment 10 or 15 years ago and now, there's a lot of gray area
I've always said if I could own one piece it would be Vermeer's The Love Letter, and if I could put it anywhere it would be in a David Chipperfield building. I'm almost there with the building - Chipperfield is building a new house for me in London. The Vermeer is a long way off.
I don't ask for an apology because it's only tomorrow's fish-and-chip paper.
The wheel that squeaks gets the oil.
I have hardly any friends who aren't gay
It wasn't so much destroying my dancing, it was destroying me
