What is to be done about these literary people, who will never understand that painting is a craft and that the material side comes first? The ideas come afterwards, when the picture is finished.

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

Be a good craftsman; it won't stop you from being a genius.

"The work of art must seize upon you...carry you away."

The only reward one should offer an artist is to buy his work.

My concern has always been to paint nudes as if they were some splendid fruit.

Shall I tell you what I think are the two qualities of a work of art? First, it must be indescribable, and second, it must be inimitable.