There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted.

...The more a picture has to give, the greater it is.

Truth and reality in art do not arise until you no longer understand what you are doing and are capable of but nevertheless sense a power that grows in proportion to your resistance.

What I am after, above all, is expression.

All my efforts go into creating an art that can be understood by everyone.

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.

There are wonderful things in Jazz, the improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.