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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”