The attacks of which I have been the object have broken the spring of life in me... People don't realize what it feels like to be constantly insulted.
The principal person in a picture is light.
One must be of one's time and paint what one sees.
There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.
The latest fashion… is absolutely necessary for a painting. It’s what matters most.
I paint what I see and not what others like to see.