I paint when I cannot photograph.

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

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.

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

To me, a painter, if not the most useful, is the least harmful member of our society.

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.

A camera alone does not make a picture. To make a picture you need a camera, a photographer and above all a subject. It is the subject that determines the interest of the photograph.