H. R. Giger Quotes
A good many people think as I do. If they like my work they are creative . . . or they are crazy.
My paintings seem to make the strongest impression on people who are, well, who are crazy.
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.
The Dutch customs once thought my pictures were photos. Where on earth did they think I could have photographed my subjects? In Hell, perhaps?
I like elegance. I like art nouveau; a stretched line or curve. These things are very much in the foreground of my work.
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.
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.
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?
To wear something like that your whole life is the largest compliment someone can pay to you as an artist.
I'm a painter, really. To be successful, you have to go to Hollywood, and I didn't like to travel.