I do not repudiate any of my paintings but there isn't one of them that I would not redo differently, if I had it to redo. My destination is always the same but I work out a different route to get there.

One must, of course, have one's entire experience behind one and not have lost the freshness of instinct.

I have always tried to hide my efforts and wished my works to have a light joyousness of springtime which never lets anyone suspect the labors it has cost me.

Seek the strongest color effect possible... the content is of no importance.

When I paint green, it doesn't mean grass; when I paint blue, it doesn't mean sky.

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.

If drawing belongs to the world of spirit and color to that of the senses, you must draw first to cultivate the spirit.