“I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies.”

“A primitive artist is an amateur whose work sells.”

“The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can’t have both.”

“Rules and models destroy genius and art.”

“An empty canvas is full.”

“Form follows function.”

“Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication.”

“I shut my eyes in order to see.”

“The waking mind is the least serviceable in the arts.”

“Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.”

“When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear.”

“The mission of art is to represent nature not to imitate her.”

“Art is the most beautiful of all lies.”

“The goal of art was the vital expression of self.”

“Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.”