The only way to change consciousness and the world around us is to start with yourself.

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.

When I was 14, I thought I looked terrible. I wore these typical Slavic shoes with metal bottoms so you could always hear me coming and this really ugly princess skirt and blouse with the top button closed. I had a boy haircut, a baby face covered with pimples, and a really big nose.

I am only interested in the ideas that become obsessive and make me feel uneasy. The ideas that I'm afraid of.

You go to India and you see the poorest village somewhere in the middle of India. And the poor family is happier than any rich billionaire in this country because of spirituality.

Even now, I have traces of the good little girl. When I am not performing, for instance, I am really very quiet and ordinary.

The public is in need of experiences that are not just voyeuristic. Our society is in a mess of losing its spiritual centre.