When you don't have children you have to define and make your own purpose, and make your own reason for being here. Tracey Emin childdefinemake Change image and share on social
My work rarely comes up in secondary market, so it means that my prices stay low. Tracey Emin lowmarketmean Change image and share on social
In New York, working at the foundry, I was making these little figures. I desperately would like to make big figures, but I just can't do it; my hands don't do it. We were talking about making bronze plinths, and then we made one, a square one. I wrote on it, then I put a little figure on top, and it just looked really good. It worked. Tracey Emin bigbronzedesperately share on social
I'd make a good friend, not mother. I'm too selfish. I think a lot of mothers are selfish and they end up having children, but I don't want to put some small tiny person through that. Tracey Emin childendfriend Change image and share on social
I'd like to think I inspire young people to be creative. Tracey Emin creativeinspirepeople Change image and share on social
People try constantly to use me, and I hate it. Tracey Emin constantlyhatepeople Change image and share on social
I know I'm supposed to say ageing doesn't bother me, then suddenly you're like, 'Yeah, I care about it, I really worry about it. I'm getting old. I'm old!' Tracey Emin agebothercare Change image and share on social
I'm not trying to find another thing that's wrong with me, but I'm such a nice person, and I have a couple of drinks and I'm really good fun and then I'm really not fun. Tracey Emin coupledrinkfind Change image and share on social
They look at someone like me, and I just really get up their nose. I really wind them up. Tracey Emin nosewind 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