I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

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A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

A lot of artists who have a certain style are expected to more or less...

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a...

I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work...

I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work...

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life.

People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get...

People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get...

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

It's good to take a longer view and think, What would I really like to...

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force....

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

I really like books that you can kind of hear as much as think about,...

My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people.

My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-drawing to other people.

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

At the School of Visual Arts in New York, you can get your degree in...

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole...

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.

As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

As an artist I'd choose the thing that's beautiful more than the one that's true.

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

One of the things I learned from working on the Olympics was, the world does...

A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the...

A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the...

I hate zoos.

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...

I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that...