Our approach was very simple. It was about creating a universal language. A show that will be attractive toward every people coming from all over the world. And that was a big thing.

The sun stands for energy and youth, which is what I thought the circus should be about.

Life is full of adventure. There's no such thing as a clear pathway.

Originally the dream was about traveling and developing a job that would permit me to travel. And I decided to go into street performing because it was a traveling job; it would let me go around the world.

Happiness is ideal, it is the work of the imagination.

When you see the best of the best - when you see a Matisse or a Picasso - what interests you is the creativity and harmony.

I always say that I'm an artist who works with pictures and words, so I think that the different aspects of my activity, whether it's writing criticism, or doing visual work that incorporates writing, or teaching, or curating, is all of a single cloth, and I don't make any separation in terms of those practices.

I would say being deeply involved in the art world would help keep a young artist on track. Doing what you love, so that your focus is your artistry.