I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told me I had to declare as a hobby since I hadn't made money with it.

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

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

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing...

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing...

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

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...

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

I have written a lot about snakes. There's something pretty primordial about it.

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...

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

As a New Yorker, I'm someone who lives on an island and looks across to...

As a New Yorker, I'm someone who lives on an island and looks across to...

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...

A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using...

A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using...

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...

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky.

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of NASA.

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....

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 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....

Mother is the name of God in the lips and hearts of children.

Mother is the name of God in the lips and hearts of children.

Mother is the one we count on for the things that matter most of all.

Mother is the one we count on for the things that matter most of all.

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.