I never knew what I was doing until I was done.

Cut out the eye from a photograph of one who has been loved but is seen no more. Attach the eye to the pendulum of a metronome and regulate the weight to suit the tempo desired. Keep going to the limit of endurance. With a hammer well-aimed, try to destroy the whole at a single blow.

I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.

If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !

Speaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must admit, not for purely artistic reasons.

Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !

Lipstick is the red badge of courage.