Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a wild joy that you really can't put into words.

It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such a wild variety of crazy reasons.

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing I've said.

I know a lot of people who have weird specialties that are not taught in schools; they're things that you learn in life.

If you're a young artist, wondering what to call yourself, consider 'multimedia artist.' It's so vague. Then, no one can say, 'Hey, how come you're a jazz person, and you're making a pop opera?

I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told me I had to declare as a hobby since I hadn't made money with it.

Performance art is about joy, about making something that's so full of kind of a wild joy that you really can't put into words.