The Artist's Son

Do you like being interviewed?
No.
Your sister said she wasn't sure if you would be an artist one day. What do you think? I mean, do you want to be, would you like to be, an artist?
No. (long pause as enigmatic 5-year-old continues working on a picture using a pair of scissors, green, red, and black card, white paper, some ink drawing, some writing) I just don't.
Why?
Because I don't. I don't know what I'm going to be. (shouting) Mum, do you have to do something when you're older?
What's that film you've been watching online a lot recently?
It's called 'Wonderful World of Weird'. I like it because there's weird things on it ... (excited; obscure) Instead of birthday cakes you can have a pie and inside there's a letter ... it's just a card.
You draw a lot but when do you like drawing most?
I just do it when I want to.
Do you know what a blog is?
No.
What's your favourite colour?
Black.
What's your favourite painting?
I'll show you it ... (he leaves the room but soon returns) ... I don't know where it is. Anyway, it's all brown, like a square, and there's a black square too. It's in the Rothko Room. Mark Rothko! Stop asking me questions ... (working on picture again) Mummy, if I put this on top of the page it'll be like an aeroplane ... (placing cut-out plane on picture) Can you write 'Aeroplanes'?
Do you think it would be different if your mother wasn't an artist?
Stop.
What's your favourite music?