It is the object which aroused the artist, stimulated his ideas and set of his emotions. These ideas and emotions will be imprisoned in his work for good.

The path to youth takes a lifetime.

In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt.

For a long time I limited myself to one colour - as a form of discipline.

When we did Cubist paintings, our intention was not to produce Cubist paintings but to express what was within us. No one laid down a course of action for us, and our friends the poets followed our endeavour attentively but they never dictated it to us.

Good artists copy, great artists steal.

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