I was at Ground Zero, and it was, to me, such a graphic illustration of what terrorism has done to our world.
I am dominated by one thing, an irresistible, burning attraction towards the abstract.
A liberal public is interesting to have as an audience. It is for that very reason that corporations make such an effort to ally themselves with cultural institutions.
This is a nation that has lost the ability to be self-critical, and that makes a lie out of the freedoms.
Hitch suggested a name actress to play Marion because the bigger the star the more unbelievable it would be that we would kill her.
My icons do not raise up the blessed savior in elaborate cathedrals. They are constructed concentrations celebrating barren rooms. They bring a limited light.
Everyone wants to get behind the red rope, but actually: be yourself, don't believe what you see, don't believe all this marketing.
Holding a note is a very difficult thing - you have to use your whole body to achieve a perfect pitch.
Fantasy appeals to me and can be very much reflected in my dress - but then, each day is different. Not every day is a magical day.
I practice stoic philosophy. As a human being, you may have emotions, but these don't need to affect your soul. The two are not one.
I've always been more slight, and I've always sort of felt that I needed to be protected, especially with so many rowdy brothers and sisters.
I haven't sufficient interest in objects or anything I can see around me to do what Oldenburg does.
I really like doing the laundry, because I succeed at it. But I loathe putting it away. It is already clean.
The epiphany for me was that I wasn't a writer, and I had to do something with these texts. I put them in the streets as posters.
I moved to New York in the 1970s and started writing when I was at the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program.
One of the glories and terrors of working in public is that you do see if your output means anything to anyone.
Where does a man get inspiration to write a song like that? Well, he gets it from the landlady once a month.
The heat of autumn is different from the heat of summer. One ripens apples, the other turns them to cider." [ ]
SPIT ALL OVER SOMEONE WITH A MOUTHFUL OF MILK IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR PERSONALITY FAST.
The 'Moonlighting' tension of the couple that obviously never can get together, there's an innate sort of fun and tension in that.
Any show I'm working on, I want the stories to always be about something, and to have the potential to be emotional. That's the kind of story that I like.
