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" The medium of film is really wonderful because it can behave in the same way as collage and painting; it can be layered and non-literal. "

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" I am inspired and affected by Aspen, the light and the landscape and the natural world. "

" Often, there's an emphasis in my work, and it's sort of the celebrating of the body. "

" When I'm making a collage, there are a lot of things about it that are violent. "

" Born Free is an idea that came from a place of deep respect for the delicate cycle of life. How incredible to be able to work with gifted designers who, as mothers, recognize what the devastating loss of a child could mean and how easily that loss can be avoided. "

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" In 'National Geographic,' you always saw pictures of tribal Africa. And here I am, sitting in Nairobi in our suburban house, watching TV and thinking, 'Why is it always going to be these tribal people 'that are the ambassadors of our image? "

" I love magazines because they're so dispensable, and they're so quickly consumed. In that way, they're quite honest. They're unashamed about how small an amount of time they're trying to keep our attention. "

" Some people get turned on by my work, and it sells, but what drives me is the process of making it. "

" So many a time, I would find myself stuck in my studio while, in another country, my exhibitions were opening and I was being celebrated. "

" One of the things I'm interested in is not just women but the female qualities that are present in everyone. "

" I juxtapose and slice up reality and fiction quite easily. I'm aware that it is up for grabs and a powerful tool to explain how we take control. "

" I watched a lot of avant-garde films, like Maya Deren's work, and I love film's technical ability to do things that are impossible in real life. It's related to the way collage allows you to manipulate reality and the hierarchies that are inherent in our awful but amazing world. "

" We became Homo sapiens not that long ago, from the scientific perspective, and we've retained a lot of our beast nature. We've done all these amazing things in terms of our knowledge base and technology, and now we're flying around and using the Internet. But we're still very animalistic. "

" I think there is something about countries and nations that is hard to define. And, in fact, that's probably why we create such massive boundaries - because it's so slippery where they begin and where they end. "

" There are ways to speak that can transform things, which has less to do with authority but is more about resourcefulness and ingenuity. "

" I'm big into multifunctional clothing. "

" I really believe in dreaming and making things from nothing. "

" I have this amateur side attraction to, and interest in, the sciences and biology and physics and evolution. Paleontology is of interest to me. I'm interested in the way these fields have helped us understand how we are human and why we are human. "

" When certain things reach a tipping point, and you know people's lives are in danger, you have to decide that it's time to speak up, and you have to say something loud and clear. "

" I do all I can to make my world a better place to live in for me and for my kids as well. "

" I hope my kids see imagination has power to change everything. "

" I keep things moving along with a seriously loving, caring, and brilliant man, a fierce group of friends - and really strong coffee. "

" Gold and precious gems are, in many places, the one form of wealth a woman can use to protect and enhance herself within the elaborate structure of patriarchy. "

" I feel that art is beyond language. "

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" I've always loved the idea that you think you know what you're looking at from a distance, yet when you come up close, it gets intricate and nutty and obscene and provocative. "

" If something hurtful enters your body, you create something beautiful to protect yourself from it. That's my philosophy. "

" I've always been curious about the things that I'm afraid to look at, that make me embarrassed or bother me. "