+ The problem with the youth of today' is that one is no longer part of it.

+ Drawing is the honesty of the art. There is no possibility of cheating. It is either good or bad.

+ 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.

+ You have to systematically create confusion, it sets creativity free. Everything that is contradictory creates life.

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

+ When I paint, the sea roars. The others splash about in the bath.

+ One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.

+ The desire to survive and the fear of death are artistic sentiments.

+ At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.

+ Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it.

+ You know the worst thing is freedom. Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity.

+ Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.