That is an annoying side of democracy. The pendulum falls often in the extreme, and then we have to bring it back. It's never stable; it's a permanent discussion about finding a way back.

Fifty years ago, the spoken word reigned, but during the last fifty years, the power has gone over to pictures.

First I did animation films, when I was young, in time-lapse. And then in the '80s I went directly to video. The main reason for that was that I could control all the steps.

It will probably take several more generations before the female body can be considered a stand-in for the human body.

The smaller the group, the more trial and error and experimenting you can do. I do a lot of garbage.

I'm always in awe of and respect humans for their ability to plan, but sometimes, good intentions are lost along the way. And often the way becomes the goal.

It's impossible for artists to accept compliments.

Choosing a name is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I have no animals, unless you count my two kilos of bacteria.

I did not go to art school thinking that I was an artist; I went there mainly doing stage sets for bands. I considered my work more as an applied art for musicians, not as art in and for itself.

You must always believe that life is as extraordinary as music says it is.

Society can transport money from rich to poor only in a leaky bucket

Obituaries are like near-death experiences for cowards.

If my revelation of having bipolar II has encouraged one person to seek help, then it is worth it. There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help.

Thus in the winter stands the lonely tree, Nor knows what birds have vanished one by one, Yet knows its boughs more silent than before

There is no there there.

A fantasy can be equivalent to a paradise and if the fantasy passes, better yet, because eternal paradise would be very boring.

We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.

Civilization has developed executive powers far beyond its understanding.

All dogs seem to be great linguists, according to their owners. They always understand every word that's said to them.