"I'm interested in the things that we don't want to talk about."

"I'm not afraid of death. I'm fascinated by it."

"I'm not trying to be a provocateur. I'm just trying to be an artist who's trying to do his job."

"I like to make art that's a bit like a magic trick, something that makes you wonder how it was done."

"I have a morbid fascination with death."