There is nothing greater than enthusiasm.
I find in all the artists that I admire most a disturbing element, a distortion, giving evidence of a struggle . . . . In great art, this conflict is hidden, it is unresolved. All that is bursting with energy is disturbing - not perfect.
The important thing is somehow to begin.
Never think of the surface except as an extension of a volume.
To be an artist is to believe in life.
You must always be open to your luck. You cannot force it, but you can recognize it.