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Since I was a child I have always been cutting things out and gluing them together rather than drawing them.

I'm a very compulsive person, so I spend most of my time drawing or writing my diary, patching things up and carving bits of wood - I've carved two of my guitars.

Neurologically, I'm a quadriplegic, so virtually everything about my work has been driven by my learning disabilities, which are quite severe, and my lack of facial recognition, which I'm sure is what drove me to paint portraits in the first place.

I paint and sculpt to get a grip on reality... to protect myself.

I have very good knife skills. I learned to butcher on my second job - I was 18 years old. Every other day we would break down six legs of veal.

I realized it wasn't necessary to work in the traditional methods of carving and casting.

I do everything. Of course, I have 50 people who work for me to do the drudgery of mold making and all the foundry. This is an enormous task. But every stroke in these sculptures is from my hands.

I liked sculpting better than painting. You have more freedom in sculpting.

I think, as you grow older, you have figure out the best way to utilize not only your body but your skill.