Dali Lama said, 'when you open the heart of the person with humor, you can tell him the most truth. But if you tell him truth without humor, the heart closes.'

Performance has to be mainstream art. This is what I'm fighting for.

Typically, the performance has a story - a beginning, the crescendo and the end.

I had so much fear of blood, and the first thing I did was to cut myself to see what happens. That's the only way to rebuild yourself.

The world doesn't need an artist who shows reality as it is

You know, James Franco is one of the most interesting figures because he has no rules. He breaks all the borders.

There are so many rules in the art world. I don't like rules and I break them all the time. I don't care if people think I'm overexposed. What I care about is if I'm going to run out of energy. Overexposure is only a problem if you are drained of energy and cannot come up with new ideas. Every artist has to recognize that and know when to stop for a moment.