Artists Should Never Think Of Themselves As

You Know, James Franco Is One Of The Most Interesting Figures Because He Has No Rules. He Breaks All The Borders.

I Always Sent My Mother All These Huge Books I Made. When My Mother Died, I Was Cleaning Her Cupboard, And These Big Books Were Only 20 Pages Long. She Edited Out, Maybe Burned, Every Single Photograph Where I'm Naked.

What You Get Is The Opening Of Your Mind. I'm Not Preaching Any New Religion; I'm Ritualizing Everyday Activities. You Drink The Water. You Count The Rice. You Sit In Crystal Cave. You Lie In Levitation Chamber. You Push Yourself To A New Level.

Through Performance, I Found The Possibility Of Establishing A Dialogue With The Audience Through An Exchange Of Energy, Which Tended To Transform The Energy Itself. I Could Not Produce A Single Work Without The Presence Of The Audience, Because The Audience Gave Me The Energy To Be Able, Through A Specific Action, To Assimilate It And Return It, To Create A Genuine Field Of Energy.

Happiness Comes From The Full Understanding Of Your Own Being.