The only stuff I don't like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don't even like to talk about it. I can't bear musicals.

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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.

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

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

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 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...

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...

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.

I think women are excellent social critics.

I think women are excellent social critics.

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...

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...

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

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.

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...

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

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 see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third...

I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third...

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.

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

You can do bigger and bigger things. For what?

I hate zoos.

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

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