Marina Abramovic Quotes

I was kind of nervous to put 'Learning' out: it's a lot different. That's who I am. I'm going to push the boundaries.

As an artist, I want to explore as much as I can.

It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.

The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.

The best thing for an actor is to try it his way. The way they do it may not work, but it may inspire me to try something else.

If you're any kind of artist, you've got to ... keep opening yourself to new possibilities.

The only pictures worth making are the ones that are playing with fire.

An artist's job is to surprise himself. Use all means possible.

[...] My wild words slip into fusion and risk losing the solid ground. So stranger, get wilder still. Probe the highlands.

As a creative person, you need to sort of spread your wings and try different things out because each one really does inform the other.

Trust that little voice in your head that says 'Wouldn't it be interesting if...'; And then do it.

I hope what I do has an art to it, and as an artist you have to try new things and keep yourself entertained.

What all my years in improvisation taught is that - if you're going to grow as a performer - you have to try some new things. You've got to be willing to take a few risks.

Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays.

Every artist has to grow, and has to challenge themselves with a new form of expression.

I have so many themes I want to explore, so many questions I'd like to raise and develop, and hopefully, I'll get to do just that.

I love how people in this business push themselves to know themselves, the world, and their creativity better.

I just want to keep making music, recording and trying different things. I don't want to do the same thing all the time.

When I've worked with established artists, I've naturally been more restricted, but you still have to take risks and push yourself to do something different.

In writing, I've found, playing it safe and familiar is no way to energize anybody.

Every great inspiration is but an experiment - though every experiment we know, is not a great inspiration.

I got a chance to work with Miles Davis, and that changed everything for me, 'cause Miles really encouraged all his musicians to reach beyond what they know, go into unknown territory and explore. It's made a difference to me and the decisions that I've made over the years about how to approach a project in this music.

The worst thing you can do as an artist is to repeat yourself.

I tend to just do whatever I want on an album and try to make it work. I'm just adventurous. It's most exciting to be at the edge of your abilities. I want to see how far I can push things.

Well, every movie is an experiment. And the only way you can grow at what you're doing is to take chances. You can't try to stick with what worked last time.