"And the painter of the future will be a colorist such as has not yet been seen."

"There are two ways of looking at a thing: one way is to see it as an ugly, dull, miserable, uninteresting thing, another way is to see it as a beautiful, interesting, marvelous, and inspiring thing."

"I have a terrible need for — dare I say the word — for religion. So I go outside at night to paint the stars, and I always dream a painting like that."

"I am looking for the impossible. That is why I am always searching for it."

"I want to paint the impossible."