Art is the expression of imagination, not the reproduction of reality.

A work can have in it a pent-up energy, an intense life of its own, independent of the subject it may represent.

Between beauty of expression and power of expression there is a difference of function. The first aims at pleasing the senses, the second has a spiritual vitality which for me is more moving and goes deeper than the senses.

Now I really make the little idea from clay, and I hold it in my hand. I can turn it, look at it from underneath, see it from one view, hold it against the sky, imagine it any size I like, and really be in control almost like God creating something.

There is nothing greater than enthusiasm.

The important thing is somehow to begin.

It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.