I notice if I'm too fat or if I'm too ugly or there's skin hanging or whatever. When my clothes start not fitting, I get really self-conscious about what I eat.
To be a performance artist, you have to hate theatre. Theatre is fake... The knife is not real, the blood is not real, and the emotions are not real. Performance is just the opposite: the knife is real, the blood is real, and the emotions are real.
I have always staged my fears as a way to transcend them.
Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.
One of the most wonderful things for me is to watch somebody else perform, where I am the audience - I love this more than ever.
Unconditional love with someone you've never met is a straightforward feeling that is so overwhelming and fulfilling.
