"I still collect toys. Toys are a reflection of society. They are the tools that society uses to teach and enculturate children into the adult world. Toys are not innocent."

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Source : Interview with Sonia Campagnola and Valentina Sansone, www.flashartonline.com. 2009.

Chris Burden

#Children Quotes #Reflection Quotes #Adults Quotes

“It is a maxim of old that among themselves all things are common to friends.”
“When I was 18 years old, there was no internet and no gay teen nights. Instead, you went to the clubs and talked to grown men and did grown-up things.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“When I try to write love, it only turns into horror. Thinking about it with a clear head, feeling such deep emotions to some other person you don't even know is truly a terrifying thingI wonder if love isn't a manifestation of madness in some way.”
“I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that's really quality and great for adults and when I say 'great for adults,' it doesn't mean without humor, because I'm also interested in doing comedy.”
“Maximum of an average is necessarily less volatile than the average maximum”
“Leapfrog innovation - consistent, constant, ridiculous leapfrog innovation - only happens within a dictatorship. Any time you try to do something really innovative, most people aren't going to understand it until after they experience it. So when you're developing in innovation, you have to be a dictator.”
“I miss my friends in public school, but it's kind of a part of something that you have to give up. I'd rather perform than go to public school.”
“Boldness has power, magic and genius in it.”

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