Fascinated by the great symbols of the collective history, I use them as an alphabet to communicate.

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.

I have a transgressive spirit, and Pop is transgression's best friend.

Nothing I do is natural, realistic, organic or accidental. I'm never spontaneous, I'm completely premeditated.

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

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

I might act like a rhinoceros, but I'm a unicorn.

I had artistic classical training, and when you learn the classics for so many years, you might gain audacity, power and confidence to subvert everything. I am like the originals buffoons. I love the rules because I can break them.