"My notion of art is very maximalist and souped-up: I love spectacle, overload, magic materials, magic words, incantation and litany, incarnation and possession, spilling and wounds. Art as a sacred event."

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Source : "'Art as a sacred event'". The Believer interview, logger.believermag.com. April 7, 2015.

Joyelle McSweeney

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“I think I have changed a lot. People might feel a little unfamiliar with the new me, but this is just who I am. I realised that I just want to be free.”
“I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making.”
“The first record I bought myself could have been 'Oh Lonesome Me' by Don Gibson or 'Wake Up Little Susie' by the Everly Brothers.”
“A federal judge did as he was supposed to do and upheld the Constitution. We should be thankful that we have judiciary that will do that.”
“Before I make a mistake, I don't make that mistake.”
“Life beats down and crushes our souls and theatre reminds us that we have one. At least the type of theatre that I'm interested in; that is, theatre that moves an audience. You have the opportunity to literally impact the lives of people if they work on material that has integrity. But today, most actors simply want to be famous. Well, being an actor was never supposed to be about fame and money. Being an actor is a religious calling because you've been given the ability, the gift to inspire humanity. Think about that on the way to your soap opera audition.”
“My mom was the picture of the blue-collar mom: Two and three and four jobs to make sure that me and my sister never needed, that was her thing”
“In my heart, I know I'm just as talented as some of my idols.”

Source : "Donnis Talks 'Fashionably Late,' Atlantic Debut & Texting With T.I". Interview with Jordan Martins, www.complex.com. June 24, 2010.

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