في نحت التمثال، لا يظلّ النحّات يضيف الطين إلى مادته. بل يواصل النحت، فيُزيل ما لا يلزم، حتى تنكشف حقيقة عمله دون عائق.

“In building a statue, a sculptor doesn't keep adding clay to his subject. Actually, he keeps chiseling away at the nonessentials until the truth of his creation is revealed without obstruction.”Bruce Lee