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Wise words of the Master
The two greatest things that can happen to a painter are: First, be spanish, second, be called Dali.
When I was three years old, I wanted to become a cook. At six, I wanted to be Napoleon. Since then, my ambition kept growing.
One day, we will be forced to recognize officially that what we named Reality is even more illusory then the World of Dreams.
When I paint, the ocean roars. Others merely paddle in their bath.
We have to systematically create trouble - it radiate creativity. All that is contradictory is a source of life.
People love mystery, that is why they love my paintings.
Painting is only a tiny part of my genius.
The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad!
Politicization is the greatest mistake an artist can make. Nobody knows if Milo's Venus was communist or fascist.
The pointy ends of my mustach are like a radar's antenna with which I learn, during the day, everything that happens around me and everything that people think all over the world
The desire to survive, the fear of death are artistic sensations.
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