Laurie Anderson Quotes

United States, Composer
June 5, 1947

Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. She became more widely known outside the art world when her single "O Superman" reached number two on the UK pop charts in 1981. She also starred in and directed the 1986 concert film Home of the Brave.

Also known as Musician, Film Director, Singer

My secret dream is to write an epic poem. That's probably the most pretentious thing I've said.

Laurie Anderson
- Dream
- Write
- Poem
. . . I wrote a letter to Thomas Pynchon asking, Can I have your permission to try to make an adaptation of your book? And I had no idea that he would answer me, because he's pretty elusive. But he did send a letter back that said, Yes, you can do that - as long as the only instrument in the opera is a banjo. I thought, That's an interesting way of saying No.

Laurie Anderson
- Book
- Opera
- Adaptation

I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third as a New Yorker. All three have built-in perspectives that aren't neutral.

Laurie Anderson
- Woman
- Artist
- Write
It's a little hard to speak when you're not supposed to move.

Laurie Anderson
- Speak
- Move
- Supposed
It's just such a great miracle when things do work, and they work for such a wild variety of crazy reasons.

Laurie Anderson
- Work
- Miracle
- Reasons
I so much appreciate it when anybody tries to make something and tries to be an artist - I'm happy to see the work.

Laurie Anderson
- Work
- Artist
- Appreciate
I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex.

Laurie Anderson
- Wish
- Dance
- Sex
What happens when you're in a crash is you join a crash club, and you talk endlessly about your crash because you don't want to bore your friends with it. And they've heard about the crash so many times.

Laurie Anderson
- Friends
- Club
- Crash

Last night, I had that dream again. I dreamt I had to take a test, in a Dairy Queen, on another planet.

Laurie Anderson
- Dream
- Planet
- Test