Why do you have to translate and decode things? Just let the image be. It will have a special kind of reality that it won't once it's decoded.

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

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

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...

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...

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

The fewer expectations you have, the better.

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.

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 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...

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'm a real workaholic.

I'm a real workaholic.

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...

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...

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 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,...

I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work...

I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work...

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

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...