• I think the difference between me and some of the other YBAs [Young British Artists] was that I was ambitious for the work, and not ambitious for myself.

    Rachel Whiteread: I think the difference between me and some of the other YBAs [Young British Artists] was that I was ambitious for the work, and not ambitious for myself.
    "Still Breaking the Mould". Interview with Gordon Burn, www.theguardian.com. October 11, 2005.