You know I was curious - I was interested in all kinds of mystery or deeper meanings in the paintings because I myself have not analyzed why they have turned out like this or like that.

There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it.

A good many people think as I do. If they like my work they are creative . . . or they are crazy.

You get talent when you discover the ground of your pain.

My paintings seem to make the strongest impression on people who are, well, who are crazy.

Some people say my work is often depressing and pessimistic, with the emphasis on death, blood, overcrowding, strange beings and so on, but I don't really think it is.

The Dutch customs once thought my pictures were photos. Where on earth did they think I could have photographed my subjects? In Hell, perhaps?

I like elegance. I like art nouveau; a stretched line or curve. These things are very much in the foreground of my work.

The creature we finally ended up building is biomechanical to the extent that he has physically grown into, or maybe even out of, his seat, - he's integrated totally into the function he performs.

You know, it was just another presentation of my work, and a funny one, because the cards are quite different from the normal Tarot deck, no?

To wear something like that your whole life is the largest compliment someone can pay to you as an artist.

Where there is asakti [infatuation], there accusations cannot refrain from happening. That is indeed the nature of asakti [infatuation].

It's far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help.

I've been doing a lot of yoga to help with my running, recovery, and mental clarity. It works great for me.

Never ever accept 'Because You Are A Woman' as a reason for doing or not doing anything.

The word that pisses me off - "prepubescent."

It's really, really hard to make it as a fine-art photographer exclusively.

You ain't got to change the whole world. You just alter it a little bit and you redefine it into something beautiful.

There is not a single human characteristic that can be safely labeled as American.

The unknown is always interesting.

Everybody is so sensitive, you'd think Nolan Ryan was pitching.