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In theater, blood is ketchup; in performance, everything's real. Marina Abramovic

Everything Performance Real Blood Theater Ketchup

I believe the artist has an obligation to society. Marina Abramovic

Obligation Believe Society Artist

I am obsessive always, even as a child. On one side is this strict orthodox religion, on the other is communism, and I am this little girl pulled between the two. It makes me who I am. It turns me into the kind of person that Freud would have a field day with, for sure. Marina Abramovic

Day Religion Me Communism Strict Girl Field Other Side Kind Would Between Obsessive Sure Makes Always Am Freud Child Person Little Little Girl Turns Who Even Orthodox Two Pulled

Artists should never think of themselves as an idol. Fame is a side effect of one's work. Marina Abramovic

Work Think Side Never Idol Effect Fame Artists Themselves Should

With classical ballet you are literally injuring yourself. Marina Abramovic

You Yourself Classical Ballet Literally Injuring

In America, everyone's always hiding their age. Marina Abramovic

Age Everyone Hiding Always America

People put so much effort into starting a relationship and so little effort into ending one. Marina Abramovic

Relationship People Ending Put Effort Little Much Starting

The mind is crazy thing. To be focused is the most difficult thing. Marina Abramovic

Crazy Mind Difficult Focused Most Most Difficult Thing Thing Difficult Thing

I believe that life is shorter; that is why we have to make experience longer. Marina Abramovic

Life Experience Believe Longer Make Why

All my inspiration comes from life. That's how it never stops, in a way. Marina Abramovic

Life Way Inspiration Never How Stops

For me, the most difficult piece is the one I'm about to make. Marina Abramovic

Me Difficult About Most Piece Make

We are actually living in a million parallel realities every single minute. Marina Abramovic

Single Living Every Parallel Minute Realities Actually Million

From the moment you are born, you could die. I think as an artist it is important to meditate on that. Marina Abramovic

You Important Think Born Could Die Artist Moment Meditate

I want to dominate the man's world. Marina Abramovic

Man World Dominate Want

So many artists say they're not aware of audience. For me is unbelievable. Marina Abramovic

Me Say Unbelievable Audience Artists Many Aware

People in New York never have time for anything. Marina Abramovic

Time People Never New York New York Anything

I used to have a recurring dream where I was at a party in a country house, surrounded by the same people each evening. Everyone would be singing and dancing and after a while I came to know the people; though, of course, they never really existed. Marina Abramovic

People Country Singing Party Everyone Dancing Though Dream Would Would-Be Never Recurring Know House Course Came Existed Surrounded Same Where After While Really Used Each Evening

It's very important that young artists push boundaries, because sometimes you have this urge to do something - like the impulsive and dangerous urges I had as a child - and if you don't follow through with it you might miss out on a developmental experience. Marina Abramovic

You Experience Dangerous Sometimes Important Young Out Follow Follow Through Something Through Push Had Miss Developmental Boundaries Like Because Very Child Artists Impulsive Urge Might Urges

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