Television is completely another medium. Marina Abramovic More Quotes by Marina Abramovic More Quotes From Marina Abramovic When I was young, I couldn't think about ballet because I had to focus on my own field. But once you secure your own performance area, you can indulge yourself in different territories. Fashion is one. And ballet is absolutely a fantasy, because it deals with the bodies in a different way. Marina Abramovic fashion focus thinking Dali Lama said, 'when you open the heart of the person with humor, you can tell him the most truth. But if you tell him truth without humor, the heart closes.' Marina Abramovic lama said heart I had such an intense relationship to every person. I still see people on the street and we lock eyes, and say "Oh my god!" and we just kiss and stay like that and sometimes cry. Marina Abramovic kissing eye people My work is immaterial. It's not painting, it's not sculpture, it's emotions. I'm giving you something to experience yourself. Marina Abramovic experience-yourself sculpture giving We're destroying the planet, and the planet rebels. Marina Abramovic rebel destroying planets There are so many rules in the art world. I don't like rules and I break them all the time. I don't care if people think I'm overexposed. What I care about is if I'm going to run out of energy. Overexposure is only a problem if you are drained of energy and cannot come up with new ideas. Every artist has to recognize that and know when to stop for a moment. Marina Abramovic running art thinking 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. Marina Abramovic clothes skins self You go to India and you see the poorest village somewhere in the middle of India. And the poor family is happier than any rich billionaire in this country because of spirituality. Marina Abramovic village india country In my work I have complete control, but about my life, I don't want to. Marina Abramovic want That's something that I'm trying to do in my work, to send a message to western people. They're the ones who are completely disconnected. Marina Abramovic messages trying people Typically, the performance has a story - a beginning, the crescendo and the end. Marina Abramovic crescendo ends stories I really like dark, politically incorrect humor. Marina Abramovic dark An artist has to look at the future, to see what we can do better. Marina Abramovic artist can-do looks With classical ballet you are literally injuring yourself. Marina Abramovic ballet When you have a nonverbal conversation with a total stranger, then he cant cover himself with words, he cant create a wall. Marina Abramovic wall stranger conversation People put so much effort into starting a relationship and so little effort into ending one. Marina Abramovic effort littles people I hate kitchens. I don't understand these enormous American kitchens that take up half the living room and then they just order pizza. Marina Abramovic kitchen hate order My grandmother, when she looked at American movies, she said, 'They're all the same. In the first scene somebody shoots somebody and then everybody makes phone calls.' Marina Abramovic grandmother phones firsts You know, James Franco is one of the most interesting figures because he has no rules. He breaks all the borders. Marina Abramovic borders break interesting You know the movie "Rashomon" from [Takeshi] Kurosawa, when all the people in the forest see something different? Each performance was like that. Marina Abramovic different forests people
