All the mistakes I've ever made in my life have been when I've been drunk. I haven't made hardly any mistakes sober, ever, ever. Tracey Emin drinkhavelife Change image and share on social
My mum has never wanted me to have children. She thinks I would be destroying my life, even now. Tracey Emin childdestroylife Change image and share on social
I didn't have an exhibition anywhere until I was 30. My first exhibition was at 30, and then for my first show in America, I'm 50. It's kind of all right: I'm just a slow burner. Tracey Emin americaburnerexhibition Change image and share on social
There's so much stuff said about me that's not true, so now if something is hurtful and wrong, I send an e-mail or letter immediately, saying, This is not true. Tracey Emin hurtfulimmediatelyletter Change image and share on social
One thing about an artist, it doesn't matter how much your work sells for in your life, it's going to sell for ten times more than that after you're dead, and that's what you have to protect. Tracey Emin artistdeadlife Change image and share on social
There's different kinds of love, and I'd never experienced that kind of totally platonic love. All the love I've experienced has always been a kind of deal, and now, as I get older, I realise that there's this other love out there. Tracey Emin dealexperiencehave share on social
I thought it would be my one and only exhibition, so I decided to call it My Major Retrospective. Tracey Emin calldecideexhibition Change image and share on social
I am fiercely independent and I probably wouldn't be if it wasn't for the way in which I was brought up. Tracey Emin bringfiercelyindependent Change image and share on social
A man doesn't know what it's like to be a woman; it's that simple. Tracey Emin mansimplewoman Change image and share on social
