I have a predilection for painting that lends joyousness to a wall.

The modern architect is, generally speaking, art's greatest enemy.

In a few generations you can breed a racehorse. The recipe for making a man like Delacroix is less well known.

Why shouldn’t art be pretty? There are enough unpleasant things in the world.

When I've painted a woman's bottom so that I want to touch it, then [the painting] is finished.

The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion; it is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his passion.

It's with my brush that I make love.