I liked museums but I wanted to be a dancer, I wanted to go into performing arts, or be a writer.

I think that there are certain feelings and things you can convey in a simple form that people can see and understand.

Mary's [Hamill] working from an outsider perspective and I'm working from an insider-outside perspective. In this case, it will bring an added dimension to the visual aspects of the work. Also the processes and approaches that I'm thinking are about learning. I'm playing it by ear to experiment and see what happens.

When I hear Khmer poets, when they recite their poems, I know what they're talking about, I get it right away.

A lot of my work is process-oriented. I delve into my work and sit alone in silence and work with the material and process it, like talking to yourself.

When you're reading from a different language that's different from your own, it's not the same as being fluent.

You get closer to your own humanity by understanding the stories of other people and the struggles they have.