A good picture is equivalent to a good deed. 
A great artist is always before his time or behind it.
A man who cannot tolerate small ills can never accomplish great things.
A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light.
All art is an imitation of nature.
All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equal partnership.
All that this world needs is a good cleansing of the heart of all the inhibitions of the past. And laughter and tears can do both. Tears will take out all the agony that is hidden inside you and laughter will take all that is preventing your ecstasy. Once you have learned the art you will be immensely surprised.
An artist must never be a prisoner. Prisoner? An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success, etc.
Art is like reading a good book, only you decide how it is going to end.
Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.
Art is not a thing; it is a way.
Art is not just ornamental, an enhancement of life. It is a path in itself, a way out of the predictable and conventional... a map to self discovery.
Art is the only place you can do what you like. That's freedom.
Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.
At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.