I'm not that obsessed with making representations of ugliness. Everything I've seen is beautiful.

All art is exorcism. I paint dreams and visions too; the dreams and visions of my time. Painting is the effort to produce order; order in yourself. There is much chaos in me, much chaos in our time.

I will either be famous or infamous.

Stop bothering me with your pathetic politics - I'd rather go to the whorehouse.

I have to experience all the ghastly, bottomless depths for life for myself; it's for that reason that I went to war, and for that reason I volunteered.

You know, if one paints someone's portrait, one should not know him if possible.

You never can change the reality without changing the perception.

I think of you, therefore I exist.

Dictators seem to learn from history much better than democrats

I wanted to go hide. I wasn't looking to be more famous, I'm famous enough.

Her eyes are homes of silent prayers.

Im not on Page Six, because I dont have anything salacious happening in my life unfortunately.

I am very conscious of what I say and do when I go out because the media is quick to make that a story.

She began to feel the sense of wonderful elation that always came to her when beauty took hold of her and made her forget her fears.

If you change nothing, nothing will change.

Grasses are misty, The waters silent- A tranquil evening.