"I am against the word 'art.' It's a word that has been used to cover up a lot of nonsense."

"Every time I change wives I should burn the last one. That way I'd be rid of them. They wouldn't be there to complicate my existence."

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it."

"To draw you must close your eyes and sing."

"I force myself to contradict myself to avoid conforming to my own taste."