Fernando Botero

The circus leaves a sweet memory. ”

Bullfights have so much color. Not just the matador but also the bull, the arena, and the public. It's all very festive. ”

I have the sensation of doing something good for people, more than being a trendy artist or a successful artist. ”

An artist is born like a priest is born. If they are born an artist, I would tell them art is not a game: it is something very serious which completely requires everything you have to give. ”

The only duty an artist has is in the quality of the art. There is no moral obligation to denounce. An artist confronted with a tremendous injustice sometimes feels inclined to say something. Denouncing the situation is the artist's choice. ”

An artist is attracted to certain kinds of form without knowing why. You adopt a position intuitively; only later do you attempt to rationalize or even justify it. ”

I love art so much because of curiosity. At the start of a painting, I know 10 percent of what the painting will be, and then I have to improvise the whole thing. ”

All the animals I've painted always have a relationship with man. I have been told that part of the knowledge of the human anatomy comes from animals. ”

I often think about death, and it saddens me to leave this world and not be able to paint more. I love it so much. ”

People say, 'What a discipline, painting so much.' I say, 'No, I love it.' Nothing amuses me as much as my work. To have discipline would be not to paint. ”