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I have always staged my fears as a way to transcend them.
Marina Abramovic
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Marina Abramovic
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
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Film Director
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Belgrade
Serbia
Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramoviæ
Marina Abramovicz
M. Abramovic
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A great artist has to be ready to fail.
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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 hate kitchens. I don't understand these enormous American kitchens that take up half the living room and then they just order pizza.
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