I don't analyze too much, because then I'll question, 'Why do I write down all of these random little phrases?'
Sue TompkinsI'm not really interested in making someone endure a performance or stand there for too long. I like to think about the length.
Sue TompkinsThe way I perform or the setup is always same - just me and a microphone and the text - and they usually have some relation of how physical that stack becomes. When I'm editing it together, the density of the papers is an indicator to be like, "You need to stop."
Sue TompkinsBeing on the same level as everybody is really important to me. I'm trying to do really basic stuff like communicate, convey, talk, see, and invite joining and intimacy. What I'm trying to do is attach. It's not about being separate.
Sue Tompkins