"Do not dismiss the words of the old; they possess wisdom, which comes only with age, and often speak of things that the young are too immature to understand."

“The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he finds a kind master who gives him a dry stall and an occasional bran mash in the form of a Christmas bonus, sometimes he falls into the hands of a mean owner who drives him in spite of spavins and expects him to live on potato peelings.”

“Being snubbed is not always a bad thing at awards shows because you end up getting a lot of people coming up to you and telling you how great you are.”

“I'm more into kind of real stories, psychological movies.”

“It is my heart that makes my songs, not I.”

“When you're doing the work you're meant to do, it feels right and every day is a bonus, regardless of what you're getting paid.”

“What I am really concerned about is what art is supposed to be - and can become.”

Source : Bruce Nauman, Janet Kraynak (2005). “Please Pay Attention Please: Bruce Nauman's Words : Writings and Interviews”, p.180, MIT Press

“If whiteness were of no particular advantage, then having a fuller color wheel of skin tones would be purely a matter of celebration. But whiteness - just a drop of it - does still carry privilege. You learn that very young in America.”

“I don't know why I run so fast. I just run.”