I was friends with Susan Sontag the last four years of her life. She had this amazing charisma and so much energy, but she had a sad little funeral in Montparnasse in Paris. It was rainy. It was all wrong. And I was thinking, ‘God, she loved life so much.’ Marina Abramovic Read Quote
We are used to cleaning the outside house, but the most important house to clean is yourself – your own house – which we never do. Marina Abramovic Read Quote
We always project into the future or reflect in the past, but we are so little in the present. Marina Abramovic Read Quote
If you’re a woman, it’s almost impossible to establish a relationship. You’re too much for everybody. It’s too much. The woman always has to play this role of being fragile and dependent. And if you’re not, they’re fascinated by you, but only for a little while. And then they want to change you and crush you. And then they leave. Marina Abramovic Read Quote
I am thrilled Lady Gaga has helped to teach her audience about long durational work and performance art. Marina Abramovic Read Quote
When Lady Gaga says I am her inspiration, you reach kids between 12 and 18. Now I am like a brand – jeans, Coca-Cola. Marina Abramovic Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity. Marina Abramovic Read Quote
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. Marina Abramovic Read Quote
Unconditional love with someone you’ve never met is a straightforward feeling that is so overwhelming and fulfilling. Marina Abramovic Read Quote
