In my sculpture, it's not an image I am seeking, it's not an idea. My goal is to re-live a past emotion. My art is an exorcism, and beauty is something I never talk about.

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.

Everyone should have the right to marry. To make a commitment to love someone forever is a beautiful thing.

I was a runaway girl from France who married an American and moved to New York City. Im not sure I would have continued as an artist had I remained in Paris because of the family setup.

It is not a torment to be an artist. It is a privilege.

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.

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