I'm trying to see, when everything in this world conspires to prevent us from seeing. - Bram van Velde

My work is independent of my will. My best works are created when driven by an inner strength. This has nothing to do with my will. It is that immediate spontaneity of my intense way of living that makes the difference between my work and a lot of other artists who make art works with their mind.

Everyone cheats. Only artists don’t. They don’t fool people and they aren’t fooled. They are outside all that. Nobody can understand them.

Because it's an adventure out of all proportion. You have to devote all your strength to it and it's never enough.