The colors and creativity of our painters attracted me, but I remember that I was shocked by the lack of proportion.

I worked three and then six hours a day in my studio with strict discipline and emotion. I obtained awards usually granted to other foreigners during the end-of-year admission tests.

At that time, the academic orientation was rather technical contrary to that of the university, where art theory is very important. The teachers were renowned artists and among the best of that time.

My first concern was to take care of my drawing. I did not have any knowledge in arts, especially Haitian arts, apart from the paintings I saw in my father's office.

I paint according to the moment and the theme. I don't have any prejudice. Life concerns me.

People are predominant in my paintings. Although they are not obvious, you can feel their presence.

Without a good cultural policy, without adequate help, we will always have individualists, shooting stars who are rapidly forgotten or who stop painting for a more profitable occupation.

No, it’s not a very good story - its author was too busy listening to other voices to listen as closely as he should have to the one coming from inside.

In every problem, there's a concealed solution...locking itself underneath...unlock, peruse, find and solve.

Society knows perfectly well how to kill a man and has methods more subtle than death

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.

The people in Florida think that Marco Rubio's literally defrauded them because you look at what he does. He never goes and votes. He's never over there.

Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt.

Dave hung up. And unplugged the phone. With a fierce and bitter pain he stared at it, watching how, over and over again, it didn't ring.

I love acting, every job is a dream job when you're an actor. I'd like to do eventually more film work and to collaborate with the best actors and directors in film.

A poem is good if it contains a new analogy and startles the reader out of the habit of treating words as counters.

When there is blood on the street, I am buying.