“Whoever wishes to devote himself to painting should begin by cutting out his own tongue”

“I do not distinguish between the construction of a book and that of a painting and I always proceed from the simple to the complex." - 1946”

“I am unable to make any distinction between the feeling I get from life and the way I translate that feeling into painting.”

“You must forget all your theories, all your ideas before the subject. What part of these is really your own will be expressed in your expression of the emotion awakened in you by the subject.”

“...for whether we want to or not, we belong to our time and we share in its opinions, its feelings, even its delusions.”

“I am unable to distinguish between the feeling I have for life and my way of expressing it.”

“Si je crois en Dieu? Oui, quand je travaille. Quand je suis soumis et modeste, je me sens tellement aidé par quelqu'un qui me fait faire des choses qui me surpassent.”