Sometimes I just cringe. I can feel the emotion, that whole anxiety of being in this new world that I sort of evolved into. I would just do it, put it out there, and go for it.

I cast people from right around me. I was at my alma mater. It's special to have most of the graduate students in it [and] one professor, because I feel like in terms of this school, I was one of the few students lucky enough to break into the art industry or the contemporary art world.

As artists, sometimes our work is chaotic; we don't easily communicate our needs to other people in a way that they understand.

You can dwell on things, and if you open your eyes and pay attention to it, those things start popping up around you.

If I want to do something in the TV industry, I should be allowed to explore that, but not in a way where it has to cancel out or ruin my visual art career.

I realized that was what was happening in my work already. I think that's where, as artists, we begin to master our craft: when we're able to step back and understand things.

What really made me a performance artist was that I was able to step back and assess. I've always had [that ability], but it was coming to an understanding.