I think that the most important requirement is to capture the essence of a piece of art. You look at it, essentially absorb it, and you have to be able to understand it visually without having to think about how it was done. I was already able to do that as a child.

I can paint anything. Leonardo? Of course. But why? You couldn't sell it.

I lived on a houseboat in Amsterdam for a year. It was intense, and it's possible that I even had a few blackouts.

Fame never interested me. I could have exhibited more of my own works in the 1970s, but I didn't want to. It's sort of like being a child. When you're finished with school, you have only one thing on your mind: to get out and experience life. Did I want to spend all my time working on a painting? No, I wanted to have fun, travel, meet women and live life.

I think that the most important requirement is to capture the essence of a piece of art. You look at it, essentially absorb it, and you have to be able to understand it visually without having to think about how it was done. I was already able to do that as a child.

Did I want to spend all my time working on a painting? No, I wanted to have fun, travel, meet women and live life.

One is a criminal to some people and an artist to others. I can understand that. In a legal sense, I am a convicted criminal.