“The main characters in Vekemans’ texts are usually troubled figures trying to get a grip on their insecurities and miseries. Vekemans always does so with a keen insight into human psychs. “I’m very curious about people and try to understand why they do things the way they do. As a writer you are constantly putting yourself in someone else’s shoes; playwriting is pre-eminently the medium to develop that. You always have to step into all these characters. Drama is always about conflict, you’re working your way in. At the center of that conflict are also the insights.”

From interview with Gerrit van den Hoven for the Brabants Dagblad

“Frankly, I would advise against anyone going into playwriting. The only reason to start writing drama is because you can’t help yourself. Which I think is the only reason to make art at all; because you can’t help yourself.”

From correspondence with Norwegian writer Tale Næss, published in Ferske Norske

“Words within a play are mere islands, they seem like good refuges to stay, but the real challenge is how to move from one island to the other without drowning. That space between those words is where the value of the play will show itself. The space that’s available to travel. For directors, actors, designers, and eventually the audience.”

From correspondence with Norwegian writer Tale Næss, published in Ferske Norske