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Even though I love my mother, I didn't want to make an idealized portrait of her. I'm fascinated more by her defects - they are funnier than her other qualities.

When I was young, I didn't want to do traditional painting and calligraphy. I deliberately wanted to separate from my father so I could feel I existed myself.

When I was a kid, I never felt that what I was drawing really represented me; it was just something I enjoyed.

Drawing was a cheap way for me to express myself. It gave a focus to my thinking and my life from a very early age.

My drawing skills probably froze around when I was 18... Now I'm more interested in the story, how the drawings, the layout can help express the stories and communicate them.

I used to try to draw my girlfriends. I think one of the most romantic things that anybody can do is draw a portrait of the person you love.

My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me.

My style is very inspired by both my parents, so we all have the same taste.

When I was a kid, I loved to draw, and I was lucky because I had parents and teachers and grown-ups around who recognised and encouraged that.

I got to grow up in an incredibly artistic family.