I've been thinking of death a lot, and I am amazed by its inevitability, frightened, as we all are, of the totally unknown, and yet feel a long sleep is somehow earned by those of us who live on the edge.

I am doubtful of any talent, so whatever I choose to be, will be accomplished only by long study and work

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.

The painter locks himself out of his own studio. And then has to break in like a thief.

A method of painting is a natural growth out of a need. I want to express my feelings rather than illustrate them. Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.

I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.

It doesn't matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said.