A creator needs only one enthusiast to justify him..

Lipstick is the red badge of courage..

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..

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

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 !.

When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track..

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

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

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

There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love..

I am not going to be dictated to by the size of the camera. I use everything from an 8 x 10 to a 35-mm. But I don't use these modern cameras which br….

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..

It has never been my object to record my dreams, just the determination to realize them..

Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information..

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….

All my life I have painted pictures so that certain people would drop dead when they looked at them, but I have not succeeded yet. The worst painting….

An effort impelled by desire must also have an automatic or subconscious energy to aid its realization..

I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence..