The thing that's characteristic of my performance is that I literally do drag the whole studio onto the stage.

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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...

I hate zoos.

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...

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...

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...

I think women are excellent social critics.

I think women are excellent social critics.

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...

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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

You can do great things with low-tech stuff.

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

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

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

I'm a real workaholic.

I'm a real workaholic.