“Magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide.”

“Many say an art dealer running a museum is a 'conflict of interest.' But maybe the art world has lived an artificial or unintentional lie all of these years when it comes to conflicts of interest.”

“Summer is a great time to visit art museums, which offer the refreshing rinse of swimming pools - only instead of cool water, you immerse yourself in art.”

“Time extracts various values from a painter's work. When these values are exhausted the pictures are forgotten, and the more a picture has to give, the greater it is.”

“I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.”

“Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.”

“Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise.”

“Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.”

“Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call.”