My paintings seem to make the strongest impression on people who are, well, who are crazy.
There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it.
To wear something like that your whole life is the largest compliment someone can pay to you as an artist.
The more famous I get, the more I am tolerated, albeit with some head-shaking.
You get talent when you discover the ground of your pain.
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.