Everyone Has Talent At Twenty-five.

My Art, What Do You Want To Say About It? Do You Think You Can Explain The Merits Of A Picture To Those Who Do Not See Them? . . . I Can Find The Best And Clearest Words To Explain My Meaning, And I Have Spoken To The Most Intelligent People About Art, And They Have Not Understood; But Among People Who Understand, Words Are Not Necessary, You Say Humph, He, Ha And Everything Has Been Said.

Art Is Vice. One Does Not Wed It, One Rapes It.

There Is No Such Thing As Intelligence; One Has Intelligence Of This Or That. One Must Have Intelligence Only For What One Is Doing.

An Artist Must Approach His Work In The Spirit Of The Criminal About To Commit A Crime.

Work A Great Deal At Evening Effects, Lamplight, Candlelight, Etc. The Intriguing Thing Is Not To Show The Source Of The Light But The Effect Of The Lighting.