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One day I would like to have my own art show.

But where there is no art show, I would still be painting.

Art is a thing where, the least likely thing that you think is going to be art, is precisely the thing that is going to be art. And I would even hold that true to a reality television show... maybe the entire overarching process of the show actually exists as an artistic structure.

The great thing about doing art shows is you get to meet the people who are interested in your art, and I think that when you're purchasing a piece of art it's a tremendous bonus to get to meet the artist because you get a chance to pick their brain a bit and find out first hand what the piece is about for the artist.

What I really think about Banksy is I think he's a genius; he's a great artist, and I like his stuff. But he's got to accept it if, from time to time, someone will need to paint over his work.

If it weren't for how esoteric the art world likes to be, I would love actually to play the music in the shows, painting the music that influences me most.

I'm not such an artist type that I can't handle the real world. I read the financial pages, because most people don't talk about art.

I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment.

I don't want to be a film-maker. I think painting is far more exciting and profound.

I've always wanted to make Australian art interesting. To get a different audience watching art documentaries would be great.