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

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

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

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.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

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,...

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 hate zoos.

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...

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 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...

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 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.

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'm a real workaholic.

I'm a real workaholic.

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....

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When...

When you meet a man who is broken, pick him up and carry him. When...

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

The world is a strange and wonderful place.

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...

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...

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...