Art is vice. You don't marry it legitimately, you rape it.
The fascinating thing, is not to show the source of light, but the effect of light.
There are some women who should barely be spoken to; they should only be caressed.
If I could have had my own way, I would have confined myself to black and white.
I would have been in mortal misery all my life for fear my wife might say, "That's a pretty little thing," after I had finished a picture.
Daylight is too easy. What I want is difficult - the atmosphere of lamps and moonlight.