I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child.

Every day I'm learning something new from the practice. It's very rewarding.

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 think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

I call on people to be 'obsessed citizens,' forever questioning and asking for accountability. That's the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.

I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of the world? I think that's the true crime.

Artists are the worst [people]. They are selfish, self-centred; they don't care what happens.