I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.

A real friend is someone you say a sentence to and they know ten thousand words behind that sentence.

Bums are the well-to-do of this day. They didn't have as far to fall.

The secret of success is… to be fully awake to everything about you.

When I am painting I have a general notion as to what I am about. I can control the flow of paint: there is no accident.

People have always frightened and bored me consequently I have been within my own shell.

I can control the flow of paint: there is no accident.