44 Quotes by Jamie Hewlett

My mum was into pottery and embroidery, very artistic, and she knew some people from the college, which I think was how I got into it. My dad, who was a head-hunter, was also an incredible artist, and when he was very young, he was a really good cartoonist.

I can draw and paint in many different styles, and use different mediums to create work.

I am in that position where I finish something, it goes out, and I'm onto the next thing. I finish it, it goes out, onto the next thing.

I don't go to enough exhibitions, purely because it intimidates me.

Some comic artists I've known are better than most contemporary artists with work hanging in Tate Modern.

The more you draw, the better you get.

I start with an idea in my head. I sketch it out quickly as a line drawing, using pencil. It never comes out quite right - usually a bit better than my mental picture.

I can't see anybody wanting to go to 'Tank Girl: The Musical!'

If you're going to pretend to be somebody you're not - which is the whole point of being a rock star - then why not just invent fake characters and have them do it all for you?