I'm going to live forever. Geniuses don't die.

I do not take drugs. I am drugs.

I think that the sweetest freedom for a man on earth consists in being able to live, if he likes, without having the need to work.

Eroticism, hallucinogenic drugs, nuclear science, Gaudi's Gothic architecture, my love of gold - there is a common denominator in all of it: God is present in everything. The same magic is at the heart of all things, and all roads lead to the same revelation: we are children of God, and the entire universe tends towards the perfection of mankind.

People love mystery, and that is why they love my paintings.

Just as I am astonished that a bank clerk never eats a cheque, so too am I astonished that no painter before me ever thought of painting a soft watch.

Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.