Losing as much money as I can get hold of is an instant solution to my economic problems.

The aura given out by a person or object is as much a part of them as their flesh.

A painter must think of everything he sees as being there entirely for his own use and pleasure.

I don't want any colour to be noticeable... I don't want it to operate in the modernist sense as colour, something independent... Full, saturated colours have an emotional significance I want to avoid.

And, since the model he faithfully copies is not going to be hung up next to the picture, since the picture is going to be there on its own, it is of no interest whether it is an accurate copy of the model.

The character of the artist doesn't enter into the nature of the art

What do I ask of a painting? I ask it to astonish, disturb, seduce, convince.