At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.

Arts and Artists

There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad.

Image

We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art.

Memory

The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.

Taste

It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and is always the first handicap to any creative functioning.