It is my conviction that the public always shows itself more honest in its spontaneity than do those who officially set themselves up as judges of works of art.

Just as appetite comes by eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.

I take no pride in my artistic talents; they are God-given and I see absolutely no reason to become puffed up over something that one has received.

Conformism is so hot on the heels of the mass-produced avant-garde that the 'ins' and the 'outs' change places with the speed of mach 3.

We can neither put back the clock nor slow down our forward speed, and as we are already flying pilotless, on instrument controls, it is even too late to ask where we are going.

All you have to do is close your eyes and wait for the symbols.

The trick is to compose what one wants to compose and to get it commissioned afterward.