"People have often accused me of having made erotic sculptures. I have never made a sculpture for the sake of the erotic element."

"My liberation from academicism was via Michelangelo. He is the bridge by which I passed from one circle to another."

"I showed her where she would find gold, but the gold she found is all hers."

"Why then should I clothe him to make him look ridiculous in the foolish masculine fashions of his time? There is nothing more banal than these statues of recent notabilities, to be seen in every big c…"

"Art is a religion."