“I always feel like if someone has stage fright, I really try and say, "Listen, these people want you to succeed, they want to have a good evening. They want to see something really great. They don't want to see something crappy. They don't. They want to be at something really special."” PeopleIfsWantFeelsTryingSpecialStageSucceedEveningReally GreatFrightStage FrightGood Evening Author:Laurie Anderson
“I wanted to stay hooked because it was the first time I've been part of the tradition where forgetting was just fine. You do it, you try, you forget, you fail.” TryingFirstsWantedForgetFailingFineFirst TimeTraditionForget YouHooked Author:Laurie Anderson
“I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be an artist - I'm happy to see the work.” TryingArtistAppreciateAppreciationArtistic Author:Laurie Anderson
“I don't take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind of try to immediately forget.” TryingWellsKindForgetComplimentShuffle Author:Laurie Anderson
“You need to try to master the ability to feel sad without actually being sad.” NeedsFeelsTryingAbilityMastersBeing Sad Author:Laurie Anderson
“My work is more about trying to ask good questions and not trying to come up with big shows. Every fashion company is doing that, every car company is doing that.” TryingShowsBigsAsksCompanyFashionCarCome UpGood Questions Author:Laurie Anderson
“. . . 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.” WayTryingLongSaidBookIdeasCan DoAnswersInterestingLettersAskingInstrumentsCraftsNo IdeaOperaPermissionAdaptationElusiveSaying NoBanjosInteresting WaysYes You Can Author:Laurie Anderson
“I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.” TryingGoalBehaviorGoal Oriented Author:Laurie Anderson
