I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.

Races and religions may have changed, but the marketplace, the living quarters, pilgrimage sites, places of worship, have remained the same. Venus is replaced by the Virgin, but the same life goes on.

Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.

Every now and then one paints a picture that seems to have opened a door and serves as a stepping stone to other things.

Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.

Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.

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.