And then a great thing in my life was going to India.

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You see, I was never stage-struck the way most girls were.

You see, I was never stage-struck the way most girls were.

But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but...

But I was very, very unhappy because my mother was very charming and generous, but...

Well, I don't go out much socially. I don't enjoy going out.

Well, I don't go out much socially. I don't enjoy going out.

And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic...

And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic...

I happen to believe that there is an afterlife.

I happen to believe that there is an afterlife.

First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a...

First of all, I'd like to say here the fact that I'm not naturally a...

My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road.

My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road.

And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just...

And I have exposed myself to art so that my work has something beyond just...

But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America.

But, you see, the theatre is not always art in America.

And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things,...

And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things,...

Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.

Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.

And several galleries - two had asked me and I said no, because I didn't...

And several galleries - two had asked me and I said no, because I didn't...

The second time I was there I met Marcel Duchamp, and we immediately fell for...

The second time I was there I met Marcel Duchamp, and we immediately fell for...

I don't like to sell my finest pieces.

I don't like to sell my finest pieces.

Sex is energy.

Yes, because when you're in love, you are shy.

Yes, because when you're in love, you are shy.

Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.

Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.

You know, God, the power that makes life, whatever it is, had just to make...

You know, God, the power that makes life, whatever it is, had just to make...

I'm not too interested in books about India.

I'm not too interested in books about India.

I was in a convent for a year.

I was in a convent for a year.