“I wanted to make some of the really important things of my generation ...” — Niki de St. Phalle Quote

I wanted to make some of the really important things of my generation and some of the biggest.

With long skirts, you can really buff. People open doors for you and everything.

The world has been experiencing a whole pattern of auto-destruction, whether in environmental disasters like Chernobyl or health disasters like AIDS.

I resemble the father I once hated.

Since the age of 11, I have loved writing poems and fragments from my life.

I never put doubt in myself and that's single-handedly one of the most important things in whatever it is you're going to do.

I have never voted in any election - I usually have more important things to do, especially since I've had kids.

The best advice I ever received is that there is a difference between urgency and importance: Urgent tasks seem important, but they're not. Important things need to get done.

Music is my favorite thing in the world. I grew up completely around it and I think it's one of the most important things to me, but at this point I can't see myself doing that professionally. Luckily, for the most part, I don't feel pressured.