“Part of being an artist is that you are achingly self-conscious about ...” — Grayson Perry Quote

“Part of being an artist is that you are achingly self-conscious about every aesthetic decision you make, and taste is at its most powerful when it's a default, unconscious decision because that's when all the influence of your childhood and background and society comes into play.”

“I tick so many boxes. Thats why I get a lot of gigs - because I can do the lectures, I can do the television thing, and I dress up, and by the way, Im an artist as well.”

“It's interesting that female artists are underrepresented in exhibitions. That may be down to the fact that the people in power in the art world are men.”

“And I have a really great agent and I know it's almost an oxymoron to say you have a smart agent. But she is and she has a beautiful aesthetic and she has guided me.”

“I think when someone knows who they are and is comfortable and confident with that, I think a lot of the typical, aesthetic things sort of fall by the wayside.”

“Aesthetic experiences are powerful, to be sure, and probably inescapable, but Nature will not remain effective for very long.”