When asked what it was like to be interviewed by Theo van Gogh, European Commissioner Frits Bolkestein said, "He was impertinent, and that is a good thing; he was offensive, and that is not."
Evropský komisař Frits Bolkestein na dotaz, jaké bylo při interview dostávat otázky od Thea van Gogha, odpověděl: „Byl drzý a to je dobrá věc; byl hrubý a to dobrá věc není."