Tragedy is a literary concept.

When you stop doing something, it doesn't mean you are rejecting the previous work. That's the mistake; it's not rejecting it, it's saying, 'I have exploited it enough now and I wish to take a look at another corner.'

The moment you can learn to deal with homosexuality in art, it's quite an exciting moment, just as in a sense when people 'come out' it's quite an exciting moment. It means they become aware of their desires, and can deal with them in a remarkably honest way.

If you see the world as beautiful, thrilling and mysterious, as I think I do, then you feel quite alive.

It takes a long time to make it simple.

I actually think the deafness makes you see clearer. If you can't hear, you somehow see.

I've realized that I can do performances.