I saw [Allen Ginsberg] more as an old man who liked poetry and who had a lot of physical and emotional problems. We liked our time together.

I don't belong to a working system. They only select people if you belong to one so you can be controlled.

A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibilities from the process of dismantling, transforming, and recreating.

I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn't move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.

Warhol came from an ordinary family and he had a profound understanding about capitalism and material culture. He was probably one of the few Western artists - or artists from the United States - that could be considered a true product of his time and brought out that kind of spirit of the culture.

I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it's all we need.

The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.