Michele Lamy

We have to take care of our bodies, for everybody, and for the planet.

You never know what might come next.

I'm always thinking about what's next and how things can be adapted.

For me, fighting is not a bad word. It's about believing in something and making it happen.

At Venice, there is always this sense of the world coming together for art.

Our creative process is a continuous conversation.

As artists, we do our best to create things that say something and are powerful.

You express who you are with your face and your gestures.

The first time I went to North Africa, when I was 17 or 18, I saw these Berber women with tattoos on their faces and their skin all wrinkled. I found that so beautiful. I soon discovered that I have Moorish ancestors!

I hate fighting, but I love boxing. It's such a liberating exercise.

It's very exciting to be in Europe.

I like Danielle Levitt - she did the best portrait of us for Candy magazine.

I have never been in a band. But in my grand day of cabaret at Les Deux Cafes, I was doing this poetry of 'King Kong Blues' with Bobby Woods and whoever was passing by.

I say yes, because I like to say yes.

I have an exhausting optimism.

We were not a typical family.

I loved it in L.A. but I really feel at home in New York.

I don't like the chip, chip, chip of working on little things. I love big machines and big bits of stone.

I like working in a team, as long as I'm in charge.

I think being an optimist and getting things done is a way to wake up other people.