From the ArcaMax Publishing, History & Quotes Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/quotes/s-28185-601055
I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because
I need to, and I paint whatever passes through my head without any
other consideration.
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I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the
person I know best.
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My painting carries with it the message of pain.
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Painting completed my life.
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The most interesting thing about the so-called lies of Diego is that,
sooner or later, the ones involved in the imaginary tale get angry,
not because of the lies, but because of the truth contained in the
lies, which always comes forth.
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I never knew I was a surrealist till Andre Breton came to Mexico and
told me I was.