We are not here to do what has already been done.

It seems to me that before a man tries to express anything to the world he must recognize in himself an individual, a new one, very distinct from others.

An artist must first of all respond to his subject, he must be filled with emotion toward that subject and then he must make his technique so sincere, so translucent that it may be forgotten, the value of the subject shining through it.

A GREAT PAINTER will know a great deal about how he did it, but still he will say, “How did I do it?

The real artist's work is a surprise to himself.

When the motives of artists are profound, when they are at their work as a result of deep consideration, when they believe in the importance of what they are doing, their work creates a stir in the world.

Art is, after all, only a trace – like a footprint which shows that one has walked bravely and in great happiness.