We have a lot of reasons but only one real one.

I always forbade everyone to clean my studios, dust them, not only for fear they would disturb my things, but especially because I always counted on the protection of dust. It's my ally. I always let it settle where it likes. It's like a layer of protection.

Style is often something which locks the painter into the same vision, the same technique, the same formula during years and years, sometimes during one's whole lifetime.

Whether he wants it or not, man is the instrument of nature; she imposes on him character and appearance.

It's a poor artist who borrows--a good artist steals.

People want Art. And they are given it. But the less Art there is in painting the more painting there is.

Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.