A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

An artist never really finishes his work, he merely abandons it.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

All autobiography is self-indulgent.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

I have been no more than a medium, as it were.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

I think that one of the qualifications of artists should be a vow of celibacy. They should be confined to read more

I think that one of the qualifications of artists should be a vow of celibacy. They should be confined to ruining only their own lives.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the read more

I always try to balance the light with the heavy - a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.