If you paint the leaf on a tree without using a model, your imagination will only supply you with a few leaves; but Nature offers you millions, all on the same tree. No two leaves are exactly the same. The artist who paints only what is in his mind must very soon repeat himself.

It's with my brush that I make love.

I consider that women who are authors, lawyers, and politicians are monsters.

The purpose of painting is to decorate the walls. Therefore it has to be as rich as possible

We are in a period of searchers rather than of creators.

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

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