“It's our culture, Christian history, that's what formed me. Even as an...” — Gerhard Richter Quote

“It's our culture, Christian history, that's what formed me. Even as an atheist, I believe. We're just built that way.”

“I do see myself as the heir to a vast, great, rich culture of painting - of art in general - which we have lost, but which places obligations on us.”

“I can't paint as well as Vermeer.”

“Where I came from, it was more shocking to be an atheist than to be transgender.”

“It's not any huge secret that I'm an atheist.”

“I don't want to die. I can't wrap my head around the concept of death because I'm totally atheist. There's nothing after life in my head, whether that's right or wrong.”