“Art is work. It is the ability to give life to the emotions of others through one's talent.”

“Art is not for the personal satisfaction of one or the other, but art wants to return all what’s in life… Art wants to give back everything what’s in our lives. The more comprehensive the artist stands in life the more powerful his work will speak, and therefore a work of art is a measure of the mental size of his creator.”

“Everybody has talent, but ability takes hard work.”

“It must ever be borne in mind that the prime object of all fine arts is to please through some or other of the emotions which it stirs.”

“Every work of art is aggressive, Isabella. And every artist's life is a small war or a large one, beginning with oneself and one's limitations. To achieve anything you must first have ambition and then talent, knowledge, and finally the opportunity.”

“Most works of art are, necessarily, bad…; one suffers through the many for the few.”

“One must give value to their existence by behaving as if ones very existence were a work of art.”

“Your unique creative talents and abilities are flowing through you and are being expressed in deeply satisfying ways. Your creativity is always in demand.”

“My art is rooted in a single reflection: why am I not as others are?.. my art gives meaning to my life.”

“I just want to encourage everyone to take this into their own hands, the educational process... We don't need a brilliant talent somewhere. Precisely the ability that one has at the moment must be put to work.”