I Don't Work From Nature, I Work

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

Every Now And Then One Paints A Picture That Seems To Have Opened A Door And Serves As A Stepping Stone To Other Things.

Today, As You Know, I Am Famous And Very Rich. But When I Am Alone With Myself, I Haven't The 'courage' To Consider Myself An Artist, In The Great And Ancient Sense Of That Word... I Am Only A Public Entertainer, Who Understands His Age.

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

All Things Considered, There Is Only Matisse.