Art Is An Escape From Reality.

The Essential Thing Is To Work In A State Of Mind That Approaches Prayer.

I Don't Paint Women, I Paint Pictures. . . What I Am After Above All Is Expression. If In A Portrait I Put Eyes, A Nose, A Mouth, There Isn't Much Use; On The Contrary It Paralyses The Imagination Of The Spectator, And Obliges Us To See The Person In A Certain Way.

What I Dream Of Is An Art Of Balance.

To Arrive Is To Be In Prison.

Color Was Not Given To Us In Order That We Should Imitate Nature. It Was Given To Us So That We Can Express Our Emotions.