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

“When I was as old as these children, I could draw like Raphael, but it took me a lifetime to learn to draw like them.”

“The principle factor in my success has been an absolute desire to draw constantly. I never decided to be an artist. Simply, I couldn't stop myself from drawing. I drew for my own pleasure. I never wanted to know whether or not someone liked my drawings. I have never kept one of my drawings. I drew on walls, the school blackboard, odd bits of paper, the walls of barns. Today I'm still as fond of drawings as when I was a kid - and that was a long time ago - but, surprising as it may seem, I never thought about the money I would receive for my drawings. I simply drew them.”

“When I was a little kid I thought like a little kid, but now I'm five I know everything”

“My new apartment might be a place where there are lots of children. They might gather on my porch to play, and when I step out for groceries, they will ask me, "Hi, do you have any kids?" and then, "Why not, don't you like kids?""I like kids," I will explain. "I like kids very much." And when I almost run over them with my car, in my driveway, I will feel many different things.”

“What do you mean he drew a dick on the wall...you mean like a man dick...Christ, I swear, the kids are not mine”