This telegram is a work of art if I say it is.

I want my paintings to look like what's going on outside my window rather than what's inside my studio.

But I was in awe of the painters; I mean I was new in New York, and I thought the painting that was going on here was just unbelievable

Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made - I try to act in the gap.

I really feel sorry for people who think things like soap dishes or mirrors or Coke bottles are ugly, because they're surrounded by things like that all day long, and it must make them miserable.

My concern is never art, but always what art can be used for.

It is impossible to have progress without conscience