I've been called a recluse. There's definitely truth in that. I like to spend time alone.

Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I'm a regular talking machine. It's all or nothing for me.

On stage, I make love to 25,000 different people, then I go home alone.

Mathematics, such as appertain to painting, are necessary to the painter, also the absence of companions who are alien to his studies: his brain must be versatile and susceptible to the variety of objects which it encounters, and free from distracting cares.

Although I am a gregarious person, I love solitude even more.

I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.