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

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.

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

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.

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

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