True artists are almost the only men who do their work for pleasure.

One must work, nothing but work, and one must have patience.

There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us; she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect.

It is the artist who is truthful and it is photography which lies, for in reality time does not stop

I have unbounded admiration for the nude. I worship it like a god.

The nude alone is well dressed

There is no need to create. Genius comes only to those who know how to use their eyes and their intelligence.