I think that sense of always traveling has something to do with anonymity and privacy and pleasure in having a very clear, very reductive life.

When I was young, it was an exciting time to be in New York.

Life really changes. And it gets lighter, for the most part. You tolerate yourself and others better.

One hopes that each piece contains enough space for several narratives.

I think making things beautiful is important. But often what's first considered ugly is beautiful, too.

I like that feeling when you’re making art, that you’re taking the energy out of your body and putting it into a physical object. I like things that are labor-intensive : you make a little thing and another little thing and another little thing, and eventually you see a possibility.

The point isn't to know what you're doing. The point is to have an experience doing something.