I can't work completely out of my imagination-I must put my foot in a bit of truth-and then I can fly free.

My aim is to escape from the medium with which I work.

I think one's art goes as far and as deep as one's love goes. I see no reason for painting but that. If I have anything to offer, it is my emotional contact with the place where I live and the people I do.

Believe in yourself and believe in love. Love something.

If somehow I can, before I leave this earth, combine my absolutely mad freedom and excitement with truth, then I will have done something.

Most artists look for something fresh to paint; frankly I find that quite boring. For me it is much more exciting to find fresh meaning in something familiar.

Don't overdo it, don't underdo it. Do it just on the line.