When I see a salt and pepper standing next to a bottle of ketchup, to me that's obviously a parent and two children, you know? Isn't it for everybody?

- Richard Mcguire

The drawings need to be strong enough to stand alone, and not just work as part of a sequence.

- Richard Mcguire

I like it when I can get really abstract.

- Richard Mcguire

There's a satisfaction in seeing something happen over time.

- Richard Mcguire

I'm very minimalist. However, I don't like to hang onto any particular style - whatever serves the purpose.

- Richard Mcguire

I'm always projecting onto objects like they're alive in some way.

- Richard Mcguire

When you see a knife, fork and a spoon it seems to me like there are two of them together on one side of a plate, and then there's one on the other. …

- Richard Mcguire

I come from more of a sculptural background so I think of the form before anything else.

- Richard Mcguire

Everyone has a burden, everyone has some baggage they're carrying.

- Richard Mcguire