Where did I learn to understand sculpture? In the woods by looking at the trees, along roads by observing the formation of clouds, in the studio by studying the model, everywhere except in the schools.

The realities of nature surpass our most ambitious dreams.

In art, immorality cannot exist. Art is always sacred.

Black is the queen of colours.

The artist has only to trust his eyes.

Mere exactitude, of which photography and moulage [life casting] are the lowest forms, does not inspire feelings.

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