The two greatest strokes of luck that can happen to a painter are (1) to be Spanish, (2) to be called Dali

It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or whether I am serious, just as it is not necessary for me to know it myself.

A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.

If you refuse to study anatomy, the arts of drawing and perspective, the mathematics of aesthetics, and the science of color, let me tell you that this is more a sign of laziness than of genius.

It is mostly with your blood, Gala that I paint my pictures

Sometimes I spit on my mother's portrait for pleasure.

When the creations of a genius collide with the mind of a layman, and produce an empty sound, there is little doubt as to which is at fault.