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

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.

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.

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

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

The designs and my credit have been stolen from me, since I alone have designed the Alien. So why does Fox not give me the credit I rightfully earned? As for those responsible for this conspiracy: all I can wish them is an Alien breeding inside their chests, which might just remind them that the Alien father is HR Giger.

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