I pursue no intentions, no directions; I have no program, no style and no mission.

Now there are no priests or philosophers left, artists are the most important people in the world.

Art is the highest form of hope.

Art should be serious, not a joke. I dont like to laugh about art.

As a matter of fact, it was only through the dealer Fred Jahn that I succeeded in overcoming my reservation about the works on paper and exhibiting them. Added to this, of course, was the fact that after ten years I could see the watercolours in a different light, and in conjunction with pictures painted afterwards, they had at least become more comprehensible to me.

Well, I don't believe there are subjects that can't be painted, but there are a lot of things that I personally can't paint.

Painting is traditional but for me that doesn't mean the academy. I felt a need to paint; I love painting. It was something natural - as is listening to music or playing an instrument for some people. For this reason I searched for themes of my era and my generation. Photography offered this, so I chose it as a medium for painting.