I am primarily concerned with the condition of man.
The satirical direction I have chosen is an indication of my disappointment in man, which is the opposite way of saying that I have high expectations for the human race.
Now painting is different. It's something recollected in tranquility.
I have never learned to draw a hand well enough, so why should I stop trying now?
As far as I'm concerned, I want to remain the mean little man I always was.
Here we were, corrupting all those Russians toward communism.