* 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.