But I think frustration is hilarious. One of my missions is to bring humor into fine art. It's sacred.

It would be really embarrassing to introduce yourself as somebody who makes beauty.

Some of these bulls are gonna' spin those cowboys so fast, they'll look like a frog in a blender.

I throw dignity out the window, and just become a creature of the moment on the stage. I act like I'd never act in real life.

I practice the artist's golden rule. I wouldn't want somebody telling me how to finish my painting, I'm not going to tell him how to finish his movie or how to shape his movie.

I'm probably the worst person in the world to give advice to puppeteers. My whole attitude towards puppets from the beginning was not one of love, but it was like anti-puppetry.

I would advise puppeteering for any artist. It's a way to break down pretensions. It's a sculpture that can talk. It's a painting that can talk. And it's pure play. I think every artist needs to stay in touch with the idea of playing. The artist should always be playing, always. All art is performance.