An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought.

I who have been involved with all styles of painting can assure you that the only things that fluctuate are the waves of fashion which carry the snobs and speculators; the number of true connoisseurs remains more or less the same.

Style is besides the point. Nobody would pay attention if one always said the same thing, in the same words and the same tone of voice.

The purpose of Art is to create enthusiasm.

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind it?

Art isn't done to decorate apartments, but to wage war against the enemy.

Never copy yourself, always copy someone else.