“I hate repetition. Even when I am home and have to buy milk, I go a different way each time to avoid having a habit of anything. Habits are really bad. So to me it is really important to live in what I call the spaces in-between. Bus stations, trains, taxis or waiting rooms in airports are the best places because you are open to destiny, you are open to everything and anything can happen.” WayImportantDifferentHomeHappensHateWaitingSpaceRoomsDestinyHabitI HateTrainDifferent WaysStationsBusMilkRepetitionAirportsTaxiBest PlaceAnything Can HappenWaiting Rooms Author:Marina Abramovic
“In every culture, [there are those] shamans or medicine men who endured incredible physical pain, because it's a door opening to the subconsciousness. And the way we can actually control the pain -- it's how to control everything. This is the key.” MenWayPainCultureDoorsKeysMedicineIncrediblesOpeningPhysical Pain Author:Marina Abramovic
“I had so much fear of blood, and the first thing I did was to cut myself to see what happens. That's the only way to rebuild yourself.” WayFirstsHappensCuttingBlood Author:Marina Abramovic
“In every ancient culture, there are rituals to mortify the body as a way of understanding that the energy of the soul is indestructible.” WaySoulBodyCultureEnergyUnderstandingAncientRitualIndestructible Author:Marina Abramovic
“If you are really true to yourself and really follow your intuition in the most rigorous way, there is a moment that becomes universal, that reaches everybody. That’s the real magic of Björk-she teaches us the courage to be ourselves.” IfsWayRealMomentsTeachMagicUniversalIntuitionTrue To YourselfReally True Author:Marina Abramovic
“The only way to change consciousness and the world around us is to start with yourself.” WorldWayConsciousness Author:Marina Abramovic
“We always want to do things the way we like, that's why we never change.” WayWantNever Change Author:Marina Abramovic
“Zooming in, zooming out. I was shocked. I said, "Let's erase this right now, put the camera behind the stage and I'll do the performance just for the camera." He set up everything and I told him to go outside and smoke a cigarette. Come back when I finish. Don't touch the camera. This was the way how I've done most everything after that.” WaySaidDoneBehindsStageRight NowPerformancesCamerasSmokeCigaretteShockedEraseBack When Author:Marina Abramovic
“I say we don't need art in nature, because it's so perfect without us. We need it in the cities. But the cities have absolutely lost their own center. They think having ten cars and a big bridge is the way to happiness. It's not.” ThinkingWayNeedsArtBigsLostPerfectCitiesCarTenBridges Author:Marina Abramovic
“I think the role of artists in the past was very different. Artists had less responsibility in many ways.” ThinkingWayDifferentPastArtistResponsibilityRoles Author:Marina Abramovic
“All my inspiration comes from life. That's how it never stops, in a way.” WayInspiration Author:Marina Abramovic
“If we go for the easy way, then we never change.” IfsWayEasyNever ChangeEasy Way Author:Marina Abramovic
