No art is less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and the study of the great masters.
Edgar DegasI really have a lot of stuff in my head; if only there were insurance companies for that as there are for so many things.
Edgar DegasArt critic! Is that a profession? When I think we are stupid enough, we painters, to solicit those people's compliments and to put ourselves into their hands! What shame! Should we even accept that they talk about our work?
Edgar Degas