“I had been living with dialysis for three years or so, and the new kid...” — Peter Wright Quote

“I had been living with dialysis for three years or so, and the new kidney felt like a reprieve, a new gift of life. I felt alive again and I guess that has had an effect on my use of colour.”

“I used to paint landscapes without any people in them but now I paint people who happen to be in a particular place. They might be outside a pub, or on a beach or in a studio. They might have clothes on or they might not.”

“As a kid I quite fancied the romantic, Bohemian idea of being an artist. I expect I thought I could escape from the difficulties of maths and spelling. Maybe I thought I would avoid the judgement of the establishment.”

“I never know what it's going to look like. Wouldn't be much point in painting if I already knew the outcome. I have a subject in front of me and I start flooding colour and making marks, I don't know, it's improvisation isn't it?”

“When I look at some of my old work, the pieces I find most interesting are the ones with people in them.”

“I believe comedy is the toughest genre to bring alive onscreen, but it's something that I really enjoy doing as an actor.”

“I do believe in God. That's why I'm alive.”

“By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.”

“I have always said that I cannot allow the child within me to die. It's kept me alive.”

“Let me tell you - when I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble. You don't think about breaking records anymore, you don't think about gaining scientific data - the only thing that you want is to come back alive.”

“I think my mother was always worried about me when she was alive.”