Speaking of nudes, I have always had a great fondness for this subject, both in my paintings and in my photos, and I must admit, not for purely artis….

Quote me as much as you like; as a matter of fact I don’t even mind if you misquote me !.

A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him..

l photograph what l do not wish to paint and l paint that which l cannot photograph..

Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information..

Oh, yes, I was a great retoucher. A retoucher is an esthetic surgeon !.

Just as I work with paints, brushes, and canvas, I work with the light, pieces of glass and chemistry..

I have been accused of being a joker. But the most successful art to me involves humor..

The complicated engines manufactured by men demand, if one really wants to use them, much calm. Ever since our love for machines replaced the love we….

Thanks to my effort in the last 40 years, there has been more paper and film wasted..

One of the satisfactions of a genius is his will-power and obstinacy..

I paint what cannot be photographed, that which comes from the imagination or from dreams, or from an unconscious drive..

I am an economic person; I judge the amount of work involved with the amount of worth attained..

An original is a creation motivated by desire. Any reproduction of an originals motivated be necessity. It is marvelous that we are the only species ….

The tricks of today are the truths of tomorrow..

To create is divine, to reproduce is human..

I paint when I cannot photograph..

Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'. Personally, I ….

I like contradictions. We have never attained the infinite variety and contradictions that exist in nature. Tomorrow I shall contradict myself. That ….

Dada cannot live in New York. All New York is dada, and will not tolerate a rival..

If I'd had the nerve, I'd have become a thief or a gangster, but since I didn't, I became a photographer..