“Generally, we use light to illuminate other things. I like the thingne...” — James Turrell Quote

“Generally, we use light to illuminate other things. I like the thingness, the materiality of light itself. So it feels like it's occupying the space, making a plane, being something that was there, not just passing through. Because light is just passing through. I make these spaces that seem to arrest it for our perception.”

“This wonderful elixir of light is the thing that actually connects the immaterial with the material - that connects the cosmic to the plain everyday existence that we try to live in.”

“I've been jailed once, put in police lock-up twice, and was under house arrest twice.”

“With 'Cardiac Arrest,' I wanted to show that there were times when doctors really didn't care.”

“Now, can some cops be overbearing, rude? Yeah. But we have a process for that. Do what the officer tells you to do, and file a complaint. That's the process. You don't attack a police officer on the street or resist arrest because you think you're being hassled.”