And There Was A Beutiful

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.

If I'm Confused, I Just Spend Some Time Looking At The Sky And Falling Into It. It's Not A Meditation That Anyone Taught Me, It's Something I've Done My Whole Life, And Liked Doing, And It Made Me Feel Like Nothing.

My Secret Dream Is To Write An Epic Poem. That's Probably The Most Pretentious Thing I've Said.

At The School Of Visual Arts In New York, You Can Get Your Degree In Net Art, Which Is Really A Fantastic Way Of Thinking Of Theater In New Ways.

. . . I Wrote A Letter To Thomas Pynchon Asking, Can I Have Your Permission To Try To Make An [adaptation] Of Your Book? And I Had No Idea That He Would Answer Me, Because He's Pretty Elusive. But He Did Send A Letter Back That Said, Yes, You Can Do That - As Long As The Only Instrument In The Opera Is A Banjo. I Thought, That's An Interesting Way Of Saying No.