Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work towards conciseness.

There are no lines in nature, only areas of colour, one against another.

It is not enough to know your craft - you have to have feeling. Science is all very well, but for us imagination is worth far more.

Every new painting is like throwing myself into the water without knowing how to swim.

You would hardly believe how difficult it is to place a figure alone on a canvas, and to concentrate all the interest on this single and universal figure and still keep it living and real.

I paint what I see and not what others like to see.

There is no symmetry in nature. One eye is never exactly the same as the other.

There is only one true thing: Instantly paint what you see.

Who is this Monet whose name sounds just like mine and who is taking advantage of my notoriety?

Insults are pouring down on me as thick as hail.

The principal person in a picture is light.

I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself

Scholars have long debated whether capital markets lead to appropriate levels of saving and investment for future generations.

A little candor never leaves me. It is what protects me.

Literature doesn't matter! The only thing that matters is money and getting your teeth fixed!

Well, I'm reading about the battle of New Orleans right now. I've got an eclectic reading list.

The really pop country stuff can sound a little bland because they put in strings and horns and all of that.

Will occur as time grows more open about it.

In terms of withstanding incredible amounts of pain - both physical and emotional - I don't think there's any better training than ballet.

I love doing photo shoots... I mean, if I could just sign with IMG and do ad campaigns and model more, I’d do that... Because that’s fun for me. That’s not work.

Often real life is boring and problematic. I love the edited version of it.