What I dream of is an art of balance.

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

If my story were ever to be written truthfully from start to finish, it would amaze everyone.

What interests me most is neither still life nor landscape, but the human figure.

A rapid rendering of a landscape represents only one moment of its existence. I prefer, by insisting upon its essential character, to risk losing charm in order to gain greater stability.

Another word for creativity is courage.

When I put a green, it is not grass. When I put a blue, it is not the sky.