For being a bad student I was banished to the 'calaboose' - a bare cell with whitewashed walls and a bench to sit on. I liked it there, because I took along a sketch pad and drew incessantly I could have stayed there forever drawing without stopping

Sculpture is the art of the intelligence.

Drawing is a kind of hypnotism: one looks in such a way at the model, that he comes and takes a seat on the paper.

One must act in painting as in life, directly.

In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt.

The purpose of Art is to create enthusiasm.

The more technique there is, the less there is