Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a wild joy that you really can't put into words.

Quote by Laurie Anderson

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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...

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...

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

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

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

Writers want to summarize: What does this mean? What did we learn from this? That's...

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,...

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

I'm a real workaholic.

I'm a real workaholic.

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.

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such...

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...

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 think women are excellent social critics.

I think women are excellent social critics.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

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...

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

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

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...

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

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.

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...