"The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends."
"When I write, I disturb. When I show a film, I disturb. When I exhibit my painting, I disturb, and I disturb if I don't. I have a knack for disturbing."
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Source: The Necessity of Art. Book by Ernst Fischer, 1959.
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