If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait.

As an artist I have always tried to be faithful to my vision of life, and I have frequently been in conflict with those who wanted me to paint not what I saw but what they wished me to see.

If I ever loved a woman, the more I loved her, the more I wanted to hurt her. Frida was only the most obvious victim of this disgusting trait.

Looking back upon my work today, I think the best I have done grew out of things deeply felt, the worst from a pride in mere talent.

The artist must try to raise the level of taste of the masses, not debase himself to the level of unformed and impoverished taste.

I did not know it then, but Frida had already become the most important fact in my life. And would continue to be, up to the moment she died, 27 years later.

The rôle of the artist is that of a soldier of the revolution.