I get inspiration from things that have nothing to do with painting: caricature, items from newspapers, sights in … - Paula Rego

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Dear doctor, you must not only let the patient tells his story, but you should also try to understand it.

Paula Rego

I get inspiration from things that have nothing to do with painting: caricature, items from newspapers, sights in the street, proverbs, nursery-rhymes, children's games and songs, nightmares, desires, terrors. . . . That question [why do you paint?] has been put to me before and my answer was, 'To give terror a face. ' But it's more than that. I paint because I can't help it.

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