To look at something as though we had never seen it before requires great courage.

Color exists in itself, possessing its own beauty.

Nothing can be accomplished without love.

I am unable to distinguish between the feeling I have for life and my way of expressing it.

An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light.

I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.