We, performers, work on willpower. This willpower works in a short term, not durational.

We wanted to prove that I am not just a provocateur, as the television said [referring to a Fox news clip shown in the film]. It's challenging, but it's not just challenging.

But what is art other than revealing human nature?

I am obsessive always, even as a child. On one side is this strict orthodox religion, on the other is communism, and I am this little girl pulled between the two. It makes me who I am. It turns me into the kind of person that Freud would have a field day with, for sure.

I hate kitchens. I don't understand these enormous American kitchens that take up half the living room and then they just order pizza.

An artist has to look at the future, to see what we can do better.

Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.