"It's great that New York has large spaces for art. But the enormous immaculate box has become a dated, even oppressive place. Many of these spaces were designed for sprawling installations, large paintings, and the Relational Aesthetics work of the past fifteen years."

"In the depths of adversity, a single moment of clarity can change a lifetime."

"All art comes from other art, and all immigrants come from other places."

"Money is something that can be measured art is not. It's all subjective."

"I mean, music totally comes from your soul."

"When I listen to music, I don't want to hear about flowers. I like death and destruction."

"The poetry of this one is called philosophical, of that one philological, of a third rhetorical, and so on. Which is then the poetic poetry?"

"Spinning has been such an amazing part of my exercise. I love the music, the energy, and the sweat. It's a tough class, which makes me feel like I've really accomplished something. It's a great way to burn fat and lean out the body. An all-around win!"