The way that I Am is designed, it becomes a kind of archipelago, which the Bahamas are.

I think there's an interesting line drawn towards extreme environments, and the way I define extreme is through a sense of otherness. Or foreignness.

Poetry makes sense of the parts of human experience that are confusing and not decodable in any other way. It makes accessible the inaccessible.

Sometimes I'm inspired by the material and sometimes there's an idea that speaks to a material.

There's always a moment that tilts the scales of the project, and it's always different in every project.

I was born in a small clapboard house on an island, but I also have certain privileges that I didn't have when I was on the island. So that dichotomy again is actually really crucial.

I think it's every artist's nature to want to escape. It's also human nature in a way, depending on your personality, to want to get away from it all.

The idea of being in the desert is fundamental, but it's totally relative, and it's about that membrane: the way that one defines self versus the environment.

I think being an artist and taking on those challenges is just how it is for me. Because I was always a foreigner, I was always the outsider.

I think if art has one underlying value, it's that.

May God have mercy on your soul! from Annabelle, as far as now the film reminds for Chucky.

The real test of love is loving those who we feel are the hardest ones to love.

She unzipped her oversized flannel onesie, created especially for women not interested in finding a man, and tossed it on the bed.

At a show, I'll look out from the stage and see a woman with a pearl necklace next to a guy in a Grateful Dead T-shirt next to a young kid with his mom. It's fun to see them all together.

Most people are not particularly good at anything.

I went from years of honing my craft to sudden recognition. It was quite a life changer.

I got a really thick strong accent. I'm a nerd, nah not really, I'm goofy. You have to know me. You'll see it, people who know me see it.

There comes a time when all the cosmic tumblers have clicked into place - and the universe opens itself up for a few seconds to show you what's possible.

I listen a lot to rap, and I'm inspired to take it, to use it in another way, to get the message across.

Pay attention to the things that agitate you. It will tell you a lot about yourself.