I never want projects to be finished; I have always believed in unfinished work. I got that from Schubert, you know, the 'Unfinished Symphony.'

I always believed that my work should be unfinished in the sense that I encourage people to add their creativity to it, either conceptually or physically. Back in the 1960s, I was calling for 'Unfinished Music,' number one, and number two, with my artwork - I was taking unfinished work into the gallery. And that's how I was looking at it.

Reality can be elastic, and I want to see how elastic it can be, you know?

You can't always measure the effects of activist work; you just have to wish and pray that the message gets through.

I know now why Franz Schubert Never finished his unfinished symphony He would have written more but the clock struck four, And everything stopped for tea

Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do.