I really don’t like art where you need to know so much theory to understand. If the theory is removed, it doesn’t do anything. That means that this work is an illustration of theory, and I don’t believe in the power of the work itself.
Woody Allen has a wonderful line: ‘Today I’m a star. What will I be tomorrow? A black hole?’ That’s very important to know – that you have the moment, then you lose the moment. You have to see your chances, you have to take them, and you also have to see when you don’t have…
To control the breathing is to control the mind. With different patterns of breathing, you can fall in love, you can hate someone, you can feel the whole spectrum of feelings just by changing your breathing.
I am obsessive always, even as a child. On one side is this strict orthodox religion, on the other is communism, and I am this little girl pulled between the two. It makes me who I am. It turns me into the kind of person that Freud would have a field day with, for sure.
You know, James Franco is one of the most interesting figures because he has no rules. He breaks all the borders.
You can’t choreograph death, but you can choreograph your funeral.
With classical ballet you are literally injuring yourself.
When you have a nonverbal conversation with a total stranger, then he can’t cover himself with words, he can’t create a wall.
When people ask me where I am from I never say, ‘Serbia.’ I always say, ‘I come from a country that no longer exists.
When Lady Gaga says I am her inspiration, you reach kids between 12 and 18. Now I am like a brand – jeans, Coca-Cola.
