All my life I have painted pictures so that certain people would drop dead when they looked at them, but I have not succeeded yet. The worst painting cant hurt you, but a bad driver can kill you, a bad judge can send you to the chair, a bad politician can ruin an entire country, That is why even a bad painting is sacred.

To create is divine, to reproduce is human.

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

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

I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained.

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.

Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry.