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"In the place where I was a child, there were no artists and there was no art, so I really didn't know what that meant. I think I thought it meant that I would be in a situation different than the one that I was in."
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"I often find that having an idea in my head prevents me from doing something else. Working is therefore a way of getting rid of an idea."
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