“An artist does not have to think about what he is doing.”

“I don't think there's any artist of any value that does not doubt what they're doing.”

“It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what he says about his work.”

“An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose”

“One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light.”

“They never say to you, 'What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies?' Instead, they demand 'How old is he? How many brothers has he? How much money does his father make?' Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.”