I was my father's sidekick, in a way. He was a very dominant, forceful character. — Cornelia Parker Character Copy Share Image
I think it's quite obvious my work is made by a woman, because I have never wanted to make anything that is… — Cornelia Parker Art Copy Share Image
I was involved in a serious accident driving in torrential rain at midnight in Cardiff. I was only doing five miles an… — Cornelia Parker Accident Copy Share Image
I didn't really know what I was looking at when I first came across Man Ray's 'Dust Breeding,' his photograph of a… — Cornelia Parker Glass Copy Share Image
My father was a very controlling man, and it was a big relief to get away from that. — Cornelia Parker Big Copy Share Image
I'm not very party-political, really; I am more strategic than that. — Cornelia Parker Am Copy Share Image
Some people separate their work and home lives, but I love the idea of having my studio and house in the same… — Cornelia Parker Home Copy Share Image
I've done some collaborations which have ended up like Chinese whispers, but the most successful was with Tilda Swinton... Together we transcended… — Cornelia Parker Better together Copy Share Image
To make large, site-specific work as an artist is usually quite tortuous; there are so many boxes you have to tick. — Cornelia Parker Art Copy Share Image
I had two great art teachers at school, but even they tried to tell me it was too hard a world. But… — Cornelia Parker Art Copy Share Image
If I was prime minister, I would declare a state of emergency on climate change. — Cornelia Parker Change Copy Share Image
There's only a certain amount of works you can make, so you have to make only the ones you really want to… — Cornelia Parker Amount Copy Share Image
I was selling bric-a-brac in Portobello and Camden Market. I love objects. But I was embarrassed by the idea of collecting, so… — Cornelia Parker Art Copy Share Image
I am 5ft 10in. I got my height from my dad, who was very rangy. I like being tall. — Cornelia Parker Being Copy Share Image
My mother became mentally unwell with schizophrenia when I was in my teens... We couldn't watch television because she thought the people… — Cornelia Parker Hidden Copy Share Image
Design impacts me in everything I do. Because, as I say, everything I own is designed. So the building I live in,… — Cornelia Parker Building Copy Share Image
I don't mind getting older; I just don't want to be in pain. — Cornelia Parker Getting older Copy Share Image
Maybe it's my Catholic upbringing - I grew up thinking that Armageddon was just around the corner - now I know it… — Cornelia Parker Around the corner Copy Share Image
I do think there is a link between the accidental art the sciences produce and the deliberate art the artist creates, but… — Cornelia Parker Art Copy Share Image
I don't want my work to be issue-based. I want people to be able to read it in lots of different ways. — Cornelia Parker Different Copy Share Image
You only get one life, so it seems to me you might as well do the things you want to do. — Cornelia Parker Life Copy Share Image
My parents were always doubtful about my making a living as an artist. Even when I was up for the Turner Prize,… — Cornelia Parker Art Copy Share Image
I think I was a late developer because I'd been stuck in the country and was a little bit shy and withdrawn. — Cornelia Parker Country Copy Share Image
