It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them.

I do not photograph nature. I photograph my visions.

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

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

An original is a creation motivated by desire.

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.