In every ancient culture, there are rituals to mortify the body as a way of understanding that the energy of the soul is indestructible.

When I first had a video camera to document a performance, it was in Sweden and I remember it was really crucial for me.

I have a problem with being a hero, but that's another problem.

Talking about [Donald] Trump, there's nothing wrong with Trump. He's who he is. It's wrong with us, who let him [win]. That's what's wrong. It's not that he's going to change, but the people who think like him.

Theatre is fake... The knife is not real, the blood is not real, and the emotions are not real. Performance is just the opposite: the knife is real, the blood is real, and the emotions are real.

Because of technology, we don't develop telepathy. We don't use telepathy, but use, you know, the mobile phones. Why?

For me, the most difficult piece is the one I'm about to make.