Ryan’s Reviews > Interviews with Francis Bacon > Status Update

“Who remembers or cares about a happy society?... so far one remembers a society for what it has created [art].” Page 125

“But I never believe one should have any security and never expect to keep any.” Page 125

“... if the making is more instinctive, the image is more immediate.” Page 104

“Half my painting activity is disrupting what I can do with ease.” Page 91

“... people are less vain of their personalities than they are if their work.” Page 67

“Of anything ever does work in my case, it works from that moment when consciously I don’t know what I’m doing.” Page 54