“I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.”

“I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.”

“I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration.”

“I paint flowers so they will not die.”

“I leave you my portrait so that you will have my presence all the days and nights that I am away from you.”

“They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.”

“I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality.”