“A primitive artist is an amateur whose work sells.”

“It isn’t illegal to buy an artist’s work for peanuts and sell it again at any price one can get. But it is an outrage!”

“There is always an unconscious collaboration among artists.... the artist who imagine himself a Robinson Crusoe is either a primitive or a fool.”

“The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist.”

“All artists whether primitive or sophisticated, have been involved in the handling of chaos.”

“Amateurs look for inspiration; the rest of us just get up and go to work.”

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”

“I should like all artists to sell their fingerprints, or else stage competitions to see who can draw the longest line or sell their shit in tins..”

“This script, it seems to me, is the work of professionals who yearned to be as charming as inspired amateurs can sometimes be.”

“The artist deals in what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words.”