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A great artist has to be ready to fail.
Marina Abramovic
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Marina Abramovic
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
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Why not do something strange and different for once? Artists can do whatever they want!
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In my work I have complete control, but about my life, I don't want to.
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I didn't get paid for performances most of my life. If I did, I would be billionaire now, and I'm not.
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There's nothing more tragic than artists from the 70s still doing art from the 70s.
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Time is an illusion. Time only exists when we think about the past and the future. Time doesn't exist in the present here and now.
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The body has an enormous power of healing, if you really believe you are going to be healed, you're going to be healed. If you really believe you're going to die, you're going to die. If you apply this kind of method to everything, then there is hope.
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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.
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My grandmother, when she looked at American movies, she said, 'They're all the same. In the first scene somebody shoots somebody and then everybody makes phone calls.'
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Most people are more comfortable with what is familiar. I’ve spent my life doing the opposite.
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If we go for the easy way, then we never change.
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