Paloma Picasso

I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.

People say, 'Oh, to be the daughter of Picasso!' But it's not as extravagant as it seems. He was very special, very vibrant, but he was my father. I didn't have another.

I've heard my work called 'bold' and 'graffiti-like,' but for me it is always instinctual. I start with a shape or a colour and go from there.

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.

If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.