Once they witnessed one of his painting sold at auction for $100,000. And asked how you do it, he said, 'I feel as a horse must feel when the beautiful cup is given to the jockey.'

Drawing is not what you see but what you must make others see.

There are some women who should barely be spoken to; they should only be caressed.

I really have a lot of stuff in my head; if only there were insurance companies for that as there are for so many things.

A painting is above all a product of the artist's imagination, it must never be a copy. If, at a later stage, he wants to add two or three touches from nature, of course it doesn't spoil anything.

Art 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?

We were created to look at one another, weren't we?