I don't know whether I believe in God or not. I think, really, I'm some sort of Buddhist. But the essential thing is to put oneself in a frame of mind which is close to that of prayer.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

The only valid thing in art is the one thing that cannot be explained, to explain away the mystery of a great painting would do irreplaceable harm, for whenever you explain or define something you substitute the explanation or the definition for the

Creation is the artist's true function; where there is no creation there is no art.

I want to reach that condensation of sensations that constitutes a picture.

The arts have a development which comes not only from the individual but also from a whole acquired force, the civilization which precedes us. One cannot do just anything. A talented artist cannot do whatever he pleases. If he only used his gifts, he would not exist. We are not the masters of what we produce. It is imposed on us.

Seek the strongest color effect possible... the content is of no importance.

Work cures everything.

A work of art must carry in itself its complete significance and impose it upon the beholder even before he can identify the subject-matter...