The fewer expectations you have, the better.

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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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

If there are bases on the moon, that would be the end of the moon...

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...

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

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

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told...

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...

My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come...

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so...

Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so...

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....

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.

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...

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.

The problem with prototypes is they don't always work.