The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act.

To all appearances the artist acts like a mediumistic being who, from the labyrinth beyond time and space, seeks his way out to a clearing. If we give the attributes of a medium to the artist, we must then deny him the state of consciousness on the aesthetic plane about what he is doing or why he is doing it. All this decisions in the artistic execution of the work rest with pure intuition and cannot be translated into a self-analysis, spoken or written, or even thought out.

The most interesting thing about artists is how they live

This concern which interests us more than anything else: the blurring of the distinction between art and life.

It's true, of course, humor is very important in my life, as you know. That's the only reason for living, in fact.

In my day artists wanted to be outcasts, pariahs. Now they are all integrated into society

No, the thing to do is try to make a painting that will be alive in your own lifetime.