The Internet is fascinating but also stupid in a way. You only see two-dimensional images, and you think you've seen it and know it.

I think places that need the rubber duck the most are the ones in distress.

I wanted to use the hippo to get people out of their homes, away from the Internet and the TV, and to explore London with a new perspective.

I used to get a lot of rubber ducks on my birthdays as presents because, you know, I make rubber ducks. But then I get the ugliest ones with a neck, ugly colors, and devil ears. I don't like those.

In Holland, we have a saying: 'A knife cuts on two sides.' With the rubber duck, I'm trying to show people what they haven't been seeing in their public space. When the rubber duck is there and when it's gone, you know.

I love it when people travel to see one of my works, and I always make time to meet and talk with them.