Television is completely another medium. For me, Lady Gaga and HBO are bringing us to mass culture.

From the moment you are born, you could die. I think as an artist it is important to meditate on that.

I want to dominate the man's world.

I believe so much in the power of performance I don't want to convince people. I want them to experience it and come away convinced on their own.

People ask me what book politicians should read. They should read the life of Mahatma Gandhi.

I just want to create situations where people forget time.

The experience I learned was that … if you leave decision to the public, you can be killed… I felt really violated: they cut my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the public. Everyone ran away, escaping an actual confrontation.