There are wonderful things in real jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope.

I would like to recapture that freshness of vision which is characteristic of extreme youth when all the world is new to it.

I wouldn't mind turning into a vermilion goldfish.

Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence.