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You know the movie Rashomon from [Takeshi] Kurosawa, when all the people in the forest see something different? Each performance was like that.
Marina Abramovic
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Marina Abramovic
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: November 30
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An artist has to look at the future, to see what we can do better.
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All my inspiration comes from life. That's how it never stops, in a way.
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Western culture has more need because they're so much more degenerated. They're so much more hurt, and misbalanced completely.
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Americans don't like European movies.
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