“One of the most beautiful objects I have ever seen was a Yupik wolf ma...” — John Burnside Quote

“One of the most beautiful objects I have ever seen was a Yupik wolf mask, made in Nunivak in around 1890.”

“In many traditions, hawks are sacred: Apollo's messengers for the Greeks, sun symbols for the ancient Egyptians and, in the case of the Lakota Sioux, embodiments of clear vision, speed and single-minded dedication.”

“Many of the birds Audubon painted are now extinct, and still we go on killing them, more or less casually, with our pesticides and wires and machinery.”

“Psychopathy might lurk behind the mask of sanity.”

“You try, as an actor, to wear a mask; you're serving a story.”

“As an actor, we spend so much putting the mask on and trying to be someone you're not.”