There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

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.

The arts have a development which comes not only from the individual but also from a whole acquired force, the civilization which precedes us. One cannot do just anything. A talented artist cannot do whatever he pleases. If he only used his gifts, he would not exist. We are not the masters of what we produce. It is imposed on us.

It is only after years of preparation that the young artist should touch color - not color used descriptively, that is, but as a means of personal expression.

Color, even more than drawing, is a means of liberation.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Don't try to be original. Be simple. Be good technically, and if there is something in you, it will come out.