I Don't Work From Nature,

I Begin With An Idea And Then It Becomes Something Else.

Painting Is Just Another Way Of Keeping A Diary.

To Be Young, Really Young, Takes A Very Long Time.

Success Is Dangerous. One Begins To Copy Oneself, And To Copy Oneself Is More Dangerous Than To Copy Others. It Leads To Sterility.

It Took Me Four Years To Paint Like Raphael, But A Lifetime To Paint Like A Child.