“It was incredible, Lady Gaga came to see the piece. She didn't sit with me, but it was all atwitter. Every single kid from 12 to 18 ran to see Lady Gaga and then Lady Gaga left and they stayed. And they stayed another day another day and it created a completely different culture, a different audience that I never had before.” DifferentKidsCultureLeftAudiencePiecesIncrediblesRanAnother DayDifferent CulturesGaga Author:Marina Abramovic
“We wanted to prove that I am not just a provocateur, as the television said [referring to a Fox news clip shown in the film]. It's challenging, but it's not just challenging.” SaidWantedFilmChallengesTelevisionProveNewsFoxesReferringFox NewsClip Author:Marina Abramovic
“I'm talking about intellectually and emotionally challenging, but at the same time it's actually not that challenging. So there's this dichotomy.” ChallengesTalkingDichotomy Author:Marina Abramovic
“You can feel the same thing in football or soccer - that for the best teams in Spain and England, for instance, the public... they're not really going to cheer at all when they play against bad teams unless they do something spectacular. Even if they're winning by a few goals they'll probably just say, "nah." That's normal and they're not excited about it.” IfsFeelsPlayWinningGoalTeamFootballNormalEnglandExcitedInstanceSoccerCheerSpainSpectacularBest Team Author:Magnus Carlsen
“I think with chess as with everything, marketing is the main issue.” ThinkingIssuesMarketingChess Author:Magnus Carlsen
“For me, the most important thing is to continue to play well and to be a positive figure and hopefully a role model for kids as well.” WellsImportantPlayKidsRolesFiguresModelsImportant ThingsHopefullyRole Models Author:Magnus Carlsen
“There are certainly loads of players that I admire; I try to learn from all of the great masters both of the past and contemporary as well.” TryingWellsPastPlayerMastersContemporaryAdmireLoad Author:Magnus Carlsen
“I'm definitely the first no.1 in the world since Fischer, and probably at least since Kasparov, who probably has the most potential to dominate for the foreseeable future.” WorldFirstsFischer Author:Magnus Carlsen