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

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

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

I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be...

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

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...

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...

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.

I'm a real workaholic.

I'm a real workaholic.

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for...

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...

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.

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...

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.

Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It...

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...

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When...

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When...

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....

I don't take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind...

I don't take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind...

Insults should be written in sand, compliments should be carved in stone

Insults should be written in sand, compliments should be carved in stone

I want someone who compliments me and puts in just what I put out.

I want someone who compliments me and puts in just what I put out.