"An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc."

"I am against ease. If one leaves the possibilities of getting a pension from the government for painting, to all the people who want to paint, all the Sunday painters will seize a brush. That is impos…"

"The essential thing is to organize construction."

"When I put a green, it does not mean that it is grass; when I put a blue, it does not mean that it is sky."

"From the moment I hold a pen in my hand, I am conscious of the infinite possibilities that lie before me."