As A New Yorker, I'm

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.

We Want To Dedicate Our Music Tonight To The Great Opportunity That We All Have To Begin To Truly Understand The Events Of The Past Few Days And To Act Upon Them With Courage And With Compassion As We Make Our Plans To Live In A Completely New World.

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.

People Who Were Born Alone Are Defined By Feelings Like "who's Gonna Be With Me When I Die? Who Will Ever Understand Me? Will I Always Feel So Alone? Maybe If I Write A Book..." And You Forget That That Doesn't Help You So Much.

Gut Level Is A Good Level To Deal With Life, And For Me, I Have To Say That Buddhism Makes Sense For Me Because It's How I'm An Artist.