Time is an illusion. Time only exists when we think about the past and the future. Time doesn't exist in the present here and now.

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

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.'

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

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

In my work I have complete control, but about my life, I don't want to.

I'm talking about intellectually and emotionally challenging, but at the same time it's actually not that challenging. So there's this dichotomy.