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.

Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.

Every positive value has its price in negative terms... the genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.

What does it mean for a painter to paint in the manner of So-and-So or to actually imitate someone else? What's wrong with that? On the contrary, it's a good idea. You should constantly try to paint like someone else. But the thing is, you can't! You would like to. You try. But it turns out to be a botch... And it's at the very moment you make a botch of it that you're yourself.

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

Action is the fundamental key to success.

I do not evolve, I am.