I've always asked myself since I was young, what is my duty on this planet? What am I there for? Just to hang around? Everybody must have some purpose.

When you have a nonverbal conversation with a total stranger, then he cant cover himself with words, he cant create a wall.

I realise the power of art that does not hang on the walls of galleries.

In every culture, [there are those] shamans or medicine men who endured incredible physical pain, because it's a door opening to the subconsciousness. And the way we can actually control the pain -- it's how to control everything. This is the key.

My mother and father had a terrible marriage. They celebrated their wedding anniversary one year with their friends. Why did they celebrate? Maybe because they had lasted so many years without killing each other.

Most artists create foundations where they put their own work. Here I'm not putting my own work. I'm just creating the chambers.

I don't know anything about the afterlife because I haven't been there yet.