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14 quotes by H. R. Giger

H R. Giger Giger in 2012 Born Hans Rudolf Giger (1940-02-05)5 February 1940 Chur, Graubünden, Switzerland Died 12 May 2014(2014-05-12) (aged 74) Zürich, Switzerland Cause of death Fall Nationality Swiss Occupation Painter, sculptor, set designer, film director Style Science fiction, fantasy, occult, macabre Spouse(s) Mia Bonzanigo (1979–81; divorced) Carmen Maria Scheifele (2006–14; his death) Partner(s) Li Tobler (1966–75) Signature...
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You get talent when you discover the ground of your pain.

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There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it.

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You know, I said I have this problem that I need to more carefully read Akron's text because it's too much, too much fantasy, and so I am... →

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Some people say my work is often depressing and pessimistic, with the emphasis on death, blood, overcrowding, strange beings and so on, but I... →

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Some people would say my paintings show a future world and maybe they do, but I paint from reality. I put several things and ideas together, and... →

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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... →

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No, I didn't work it out upside down, I never turned it around.

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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?

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I'm a painter, really. To be successful, you have to go to Hollywood, and I didn't like to travel.

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I don't know, if somebody doesn't tell me how would I know?

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I like elegance. I like art nouveau; a stretched line or curve. These things are very much in the foreground of my work.

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Sometimes people only see horrible, terrible things in my paintings.

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When I was a young boy, I was obsessed with skulls and mummies and things like that.

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