If you're a young artist, wondering what to call yourself, consider 'multimedia artist.' It's so vague. Then, no one can say, 'Hey, how come you're a jazz person, and you're making a pop opera? Laurie Anderson More Quotes by Laurie Anderson More Quotes From Laurie Anderson I think artists who are attracted to working on the Net will adjust their work to the capabilities of a very small screen. Laurie Anderson capability artist thinking There are plenty of ways you can play the game of fighting and really seem to be fighting without going for the jugular. Laurie Anderson fighting games play And there was a beutiful view But nobody could see Cause everybody on the island Was saying Look at me! Look at me. Laurie Anderson views islands looks When I was four, I was a kind of sky worshipper. I would look at the sky, and I wanted to evaporate into the sky - I loved the sky. I loved looking at the trees, just because they touched the sky. Laurie Anderson sky tree looks The audience creates its own personality, I've noticed, in the first five minutes. They will either be generous, funny, silly, withholding, academic, analytical, grudging. And I'm fascinated with how that gets constructed, because it happens right away. Laurie Anderson personality silly firsts Audiences, whether they're seeing a film or a reading or whatever it is, a concert, they decide very quickly what kind of show it is, and then they judge it. They judge the rest of the thing by whether it conforms to their rules for what a good symphony orchestra would be. Laurie Anderson symphony reading judging Some friends of mine work in an office. They were getting really nervous from their coffee breaks, so they started to have wig breaks. They tried on wigs for 15 minutes. They found this relaxing. So that's Wig Therapy. Laurie Anderson wigs coffee office When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force. And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi, Mom! Laurie Anderson mom mother love When love is gone, there's always justice. Laurie Anderson gone justice love-is I'm an average enough person to point to the things I've gotten to see that are awe-inspiring. Laurie Anderson fear inspiring average A lot of the work in United States is highly critical of technology. I'm using 15,000 watts of power and 18 different pieces of electronic equipment to say that. Laurie Anderson united-states technology different I'm not usually where I think I am. It's kind of spooky. Laurie Anderson scary kind thinking You need to try to master the ability to feel sad without actually being sad. Laurie Anderson being-sad trying needs I think women are excellent social critics. Laurie Anderson excellent social thinking As a New Yorker, I'm someone who lives on an island and looks across to America. Laurie Anderson islands america looks My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-draw ing to other people. Laurie Anderson decision jobs people My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come up with big shows. Every fashion company is doing that, every car company is doing that. Laurie Anderson car fashion trying I don't take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind of try to immediately forget. Laurie Anderson kind forget trying I have written a few children's books. The first book that I wrote was for children. It was called "The Package", and it was a mystery story in pictures. It had no words. Laurie Anderson writing book children I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third as a New Yorker. All three have built-in perspectives that aren't neutral. Laurie Anderson perspective artist writing
