“That’s the motivation of an artist – to seek attention of some kind.”

“From now on, I’ll connect the dots my own way.”

“The artist vocation is to send light into the human heart.”

“Art must take reality by surprise.”

“Photography is a major force in explaining man to man.”

“I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one iota.”

“A drawing is simply a line going for a walk.”

“Rules and models destroy genius and art.”

“There is nothing new in art except talent.”

“To paint is a possessing rather than a picturing.”

“No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language.”

“No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.”

“I don’t believe in art. I believe in artists.”

“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.”

“To curb the machine and limit art to handicraft is a denial of opportunity.”