Each one of us, in his timidity, has a limit beyond which he is outraged. It is inevitable that he who by concentrated application has extended this limit for himself, should arouse the resentment of those who have accepted conventions which, since accepted by all, require no initiative of application. And this resentment generally takes the form of meaningless laughter or of criticism, if not persecution.

I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive.

The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow.

I paint what cannot be photographed, something from the imagination... I photograph the things I don't want to paint, things that are already in existence.

In the same spirit, when the automobile arrived, there were those that declared the horse to be the most perfect form of locomotion.

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.

I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor.