I wouldn't be ashamed to sell my own art for a lot of money.

Most forgers are caught because they tell the wrong person about what they do.

The interesting thing is that in everyday life, I fail to see the most ordinary things. I often stumble and sometimes I even fall over. But when I draw or look at a painting, I go into a sort of overdrive and just see things differently than other people.

For the cynic, art is defined through money. That, of course, is a very sad statement. But an artist is someone who does creative things.

I once went to a demonstration in Aachen against fare increases on public transport. A police officer pulled out a bunch of my hair, and there were a lot of violent beatings. That's when I thought to myself: You'd better leave it alone.

I wouldn't be ashamed to sell my own art for a lot of money.

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.