Edward Ruscha

All my artistic response comes from American things, and I guess I've always had a weakness for heroic imagery.

Traveling is irritating to me, but not driving. Going to the airport makes me nervous, but when I set out to just take a leisurely drive, it's blue skies and puffy clouds and time.

As an artist, I gotta stand up to my own work.

Communism can't survive the captivating allure of capitalism.

People say, 'Where do you live?' and I say that theoretically, I live in London, but basically that's just where I go to change my suitcase. Otherwise, I'm always flying somewhere.

I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.