All of our days are numbered. We cannot afford to be idle. To act on a bad idea is better than to not act at all, because the worth of an idea never becomes apparent until you do it.

The singing tells everybody what to do musically.

To my undying shame, I do read reviews. I don't read them all, but I like to get some kind of idea how things are going.

We are still struggling with people who don't feel comfortable going into museums. As a visual artist I ask how artists can be part of enacting a change.

I'm a believer. I don't go to church. I don't belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn't write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief.

Everyone wants to feel that they matter.

At school I was an anti-magnet for women.