My freedom consists in my moving about within the narrow frame that I have assigned myself for each one of my undertakings.

All paintings start out of a mood, out of a relationship with things or people, out of a complete visual impression. To call this expression abstract seems to me often to confuse the issue. Abstract means literally to draw from or separate. In this sense every artist is abstract . . . a realistic or non-objective approach makes no difference. The result is what counts.

When I am halfway there with a painting, it can occasionally be thrilling... But it happens very rarely; usually it's agony... I go to great pains to mask the agony. But the struggle is there. It's the invisible enemy.

All paintings start out of a mood, out of a relationship with things or people, out of a complete visual impression

I can never accomplish what I want - only what I would have wanted had I thought of it beforehand.

Somehow don't be bored, but if you must, use it in action. Use its destructive potential.

I want painting to be difficult to do.