The cultures of the Americas were extremely complex and interesting, with their own languages and observatories to watch the stars. The more you know about them the more you realize how extremely impressive they were. Bloodthirsty, though, I think they were as well.

I have found, and most artists are probably this way, that [when] you're working on some kind of idea, the idea makes demands.

Flying used to be so great but now it's more of a trial.

I did live in Paris for three years and I prefer New York.

In order to execute the idea, you need a certain material that is going to allow you to do what you're challenged to do in your imagination. You should use whatever you can and it's amazing how even if you change the medium, your work is still yours.

In fact, in the history of a lot of cultures there is a theater. For example, there are the theaters in Java, [Indonesia] and of that area where they use puppets and they have backgrounds and shadows.

I have made on occasion posters and things like that for political reasons but not my work.