“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”

“What do you think an artist is? ...he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.”

“When I was a kid I drew like Michelangelo. It took me years to learn to draw like a kid.”

“When art critics get together they talk about Form and Structure and Meaning. When artists get together they talk about where you can buy cheap turpentine.”

“Bad artists copy. Good artists steal.”

“Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal”

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”