I paint because the spirits whisper madly inside my head.”
- El Greco

I suffer for my art and despise the witless moneyed scoundrels who praise it.”
- El Greco

The language of art is celestial in origin and can only be understood by the chosen.”
- El Greco

It is only after years of struggle and deprivation that the young artist should touch color - and then only in the company of his betters.”
- El Greco

Artists create out of a sense of desolation. The spirit of creation is a excruciating, intricate exploration from within the soul.”
- El Greco

I was created by the all powerful God to fill the universe with my masterpieces.”
- El Greco

Art is everywhere you look for it, hail the twinkling stars for they are God's careless splatters.”
- El Greco

You must study the Masters but guard the original style that beats within your soul and put to sword those who would try to steal it.”
- El Greco