I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.
Art is a finger up the bourgeoisie ass.
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
I draw like other people bite their nails.
It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.
You must always work not just within but below your means. If you can handle three elements, handle only two. If you can handle ten, then handle only five. In that way the ones you do handle, you handle with more ease, more mastery, and you create a feeling of strength in reserve.