“I think the way I can sing the way I sing is because of the way I talk to my animals. I hit some really high notes.” Quote by Patti LuPone
“When you're a man, you're often in situations where you have to decide how far you're going to go in an argument. How big is the other guy? All this stuff that girls don't have to worry about as much, because that's not part of the equation.” MenGuyGirlSituationWorryArgumentOther GuysThat Girl Author:Kenneth Lonergan
“In my work, there's mechanism that is "real," which is formed from the historical concepts of the images that I'm working with. That doesn't fall completely into a cliché. There are elements about it that carry historical context and edges.” RealFallHistorical Author:Lorna Simpson
“My artistic practice always involved diversity to the groups of people in which I would find camaraderie, friendship, colleagues, whereas I feel, to be honest, a lot of those circles were just completely white. I think that's something that's unstated or stated with bravado. That is not anywhere near part my experience, especially as a New Yorker.” PeopleThinkingHonestDiversityArtisticBeing HonestCamaraderie Author:Lorna Simpson
“Obama's latest line is that he didn't establish a "red line" but the world did through its conventions on chemical warfare.” World Author:Noam Chomsky
“Real is a contentious word. What can be considered real and or verified does not necessarily mean that it is recognized or acknowledged on a micro or macro level. There are many different ways to interrogate or locate a subject. One should take into account the lens by which we think of the idea of a subject.” ThinkingMeanDifferentReal Author:Lorna Simpson
“Reading about feminism when I was a teenager and seeing it as a young woman, I realized that feminism really hadn't dealt with sexuality; it really hadn't dealt with transgender or gay women.” ReadingFeminismGaySexualityI RealizedTeenagerYoung WomenTransgender Author:Lorna Simpson
“The construction of femininity is a construction, yes, but also it can be twisted and turned around in such a way that doesn't necessarily mean it is pointing to the female body or male body in such a binary fashion. The culture is already there and has always been, but not as equal citizens. I think there is more progress to come.” ThinkingMeanCultureProgressFashionEqualFemaleConstructionFemininityPointingTwistedBinaryFemale Body Author:Lorna Simpson
“I think the film gives you a picture of a person. It gives you a complete picture.” ThinkingGivingFilm Author:Andrew Dominik
“I'm sure part of the fascination with the film is voyeuristic - that we go to see somebody who's been struck by lightning.” Film Author:Andrew Dominik