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

Being an artist is a totally godlike thing to do - and I have a god complex.

I wanted to impress people because I was kind of a kid who was lost in the crowd - was sort of my, feeling about childhood was being part of a big family.

My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-draw ing to other people.

I'm one of the first Americans who wasn't a torturer or an interrogator.

I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third as a New Yorker. All three have built-in perspectives that aren't neutral.

A lot of words in English confuse the idea of life and electricity, like the word livewire.