"The artist paints alone, immersed in silence. The silent communication conveys, through color, the accomplishment of his work."

"What is Art? I don't know but I am working on it."

"One should look for and find beauty everywhere."

"People who do not give up the search for beauty feel and live always young."

"To break away from the strict boundaries of ... taboos has been a crucial part of my artistic growth over the years and this discovered freedom brings me great happiness and satisfaction."

"Beauty is not the opposite of ugliness."

"When I look back at certain periods of my work, I like to define who I was through the work of that moment."

"Uncertainty, dreaded by most people... I toy with it. It is like a blank canvas, a great opportunity."

"Some of the best religious art masterpieces in history were done by non-believers."

"Life, love, passion... it's all the same."

"Life is full or surprises; I try to capture them in my paintings."

"Freedom is the essential ingredient of my work."

"I was often asked to write about my work; I am not a writer, I am a painter."

"Money has never been an influence for me."

"Life is movement; death is a lack of movement."

"I am told I am a colorful man."