I found in rules of mathematics a peace and a trust that I could not place in human beings. This sublimation was total and remained total.

Every day you have to abandon your past or accept it and then, if you cannot accept it, you become a sculptor.

Clothing is . . . an exercise in memory. It makes me explore the past: how did I feel when I wore that. They are like signposts in the search for the past.

Art is restoration: the idea is to repair the damages that are inflicted in life, to make something that is fragmented - which is what fear and anxiety do to a person - into something whole.

When I was growing up, all the women in my house were using needles. I've always had a fascination with the needle, the magic power of the needle. The needle is used to repair damage. It's a claim to forgiveness. It is never aggressive, it's not a pin.

For me, sculpture is the body. My body is my sculpture.

If you flatter me, or if you look at me the right way, I will kill myself to please you. It's very painful to be an overachiever.