I used to change things in my early paintings to get the nuance or feeling I wanted, but now I plan everything in my head before I do it. Cy Twombly Read Quote
I look at a lot of artists. I’m inspired by – I suppose I shouldn’t say ‘inspired,’ but it’s not really influenced. I am inspired. Art comes from art. Cy Twombly Read Quote
I hate roses. Don’t you? It’s all right if you can hide them in a cutting garden, but I think a rose garden is the height of ick. Cy Twombly Read Quote
Once I said to my mother: ‘You would be happy if I just kept well-dressed and had good manners,’ and she said: ‘What else is there?’ Cy Twombly Read Quote
To my mind, one does not put oneself in place of the past; one only adds a new link. Cy Twombly Read Quote
I swear if I had to do this over again, I would just do the paintings and never show them. Cy Twombly Read Quote
Graffiti is usually a protest – ink on walls – or has a reason for being naughty or aggressive. Cy Twombly Read Quote
