“Sometimes I spit on my mother’s portrait for pleasure.”

Anything that does not take place erotically sublimates itself in the work of art.

When we are asleep in this world, we are awake in another.

Liking money like I like it, is nothing less than mysticism. Money is a glory.

Freedom of any kind is the worst for creativity.

Do not be afraid of perfection – you will never attain it.

Genius has to pass over madness and madness over genius.

The reason some portraits don’t look true to life is that some people make no effort to resemble their pictures.

Everything that is contradictory creates life.

There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.

Don’t bother about being modern. Unfortunately it is the one thing that, whatever you do, you cannot avoid.

I don’t smoke, I decided to grow a mustache – it is better for the health.

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.

Knowing how to look is a way of inventing.

It’s better to have loved and lost than do forty pounds of laundry a week.

I am not strange. I am just not normal.

Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.

A lot of the time, the way it’s portrayed is that I only see women in a sexual way. But I grew up with just my mum and sister, so I respect women a lot.

My dad was like a stage mother he always pushed me to do what I wanted.

My mother and father didn’t know anything about instruments. Me just see a man in the country play guitar one time and say, ‘My, the man play that guitar nice.’

I am in agreement with everything my father taught me and nothing my mother taught me.

My mother told me to be a lady. And for her, that meant be your own person, be independent.

My mom and I had the same vision, and we want the same things. We would always make a goal list every year.

You’re still beautiful to me, cause youre my mom.

You’re still beautiful to me, cause youre my mom.