“If you're a woman, it's almost impossible to establish a relationship. You're too much for everybody. It's too much. The woman always has to play this role of being fragile and dependent. And if you're not, they're fascinated by you, but only for a little while. And then they want to change you and crush you. And then they leave.” IfsWantLittlesPlayWomenRolesToo MuchImpossibleCrushDependentFragileFascinated Author:Marina Abramovic
“I made a tape recording of a bridge collapsing and I wanted to play it suddenly and very loudly when people were walking over a big bridge in Belgrade. The council forbid it. Their imagination is tiny; mine is big. I want always to shake everything up.” PeopleWantMadePlayBigsWantedImaginationMinesWalkingTinyBridgesShakesTapeCouncilBelgrade Author:Marina Abramovic
“I just want to create situations where people forget time.” PeopleWantForgetSituation Author:Marina Abramovic
“My new work deals with emptying my body: 'Boat emptying, stream entering.' This means that you have to empty the body/boat to the point where you can really be connected with the fields of energy around you. I think that men and women in our Western culture are completely disconnected from that energy, and in my new work I want to make this connection possible.” ThinkingMenWantMeanBodyCultureEnergyDealsFieldsMen And WomenEmptyConnectionsWesternConnectedBoatStreamsEnteringDisconnectedWestern CultureNew Work Author:Marina Abramovic
“In my work I have complete control, but about my life, I don't want to.” Want Author:Marina Abramovic
“People ask why there are so few female artists who succeed. It's because women are not ready to sacrifice as much as men. Women want a man, they want a family, they want to have children, they want to be loved, and to be an artist. And they can't; it's impossible.” PeopleMenWantChildrenArtistAsksImpossibleSacrificeReadySucceedFemaleMen WomenNot ReadyWomen WantFemale Artists Author:Marina Abramovic
“We always want to do things the way we like, that's why we never change.” WayWantNever Change Author:Marina Abramovic
“I believe so much in the power of performance I don't want to convince people. I want them to experience it and come away convinced on their own.” PeopleWantBelieveI BelievePerformancesConvincedConvince Author:Marina Abramovic
“Why not do something strange and different for once? Artists can do whatever they want!” WantArtistCan Do Author:Marina Abramovic
“You know, everyone is always talking about plastic surgery, or the technology, what to do. I really think it's important to help yourself with the technology if you want to feel better, but I am absolutely against any kind of monstrous cuts of the body, lifting that is beyond recognition, this kind of stuff.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantFeelsKindImportantHelpingBodyStuffTalkingTechnologyCuttingRecognitionPlasticFeel BetterSurgeryLiftingMonstrousPlastic SurgeryHelp Yourself Author:Marina Abramovic
