"My entire future depends on whether I shall succeed in getting a silk dressing-gown, two pairs of silk stockings, and a new hat."

"My art is a religion, and I am its prophet."

"The true artist creates because he must, not because he wants to."

"A totally new art must be created, an art which will be to the existing art as man is to the ape."

"I am a rebel, and I will always be a rebel."