As far as I'm concerned, the 20th century was performance-driven, but for some reason, the critics and historians didn't know how to integrate that.

I had met American artists and just couldn't believe their energy. London was always such a struggle to get anything going.

It was very interesting growing up in South Africa then. It was extraordinary. It was multiculturalism before it became an issue.

I was often the only white girl in the Indian dance class. That felt funny, but doing Indian dance was great.

I think what art is always doing is making us see the world so differently, and I don't mean just colors and light, but re-thinking relationships, spatial relationships, psychological relationships ... those who gravitate to the art world actually want to be puzzled.

My father was a doctor. He was just a great guy, a gentle humanist, and an old-fashioned GP. He'd get up at three in the morning to see patients in different areas if they needed him.

As far as I'm concerned, the 20th century was performance-driven, but for some reason, the critics and historians didn't know how to integrate that.