I GET magnetically pulled towards a project because there's SOMETHING in it that offers me the OPPORTUNITY to explore the EDGE of my UNDERSTANDING about myself.
Read MoreI think, LIKE any artist or any writer, I just want to have that pure FREEDOM of EXPRESSION and of thought - the freedom to EXPLORE and move in UNEXPECTED ways.
Read MoreI think that Poe is so resonant because he represents that part of US that is in misery or sorrowful or wants to explore the darkness. He WROTE a great story called 'The Imp of the Perverse' about the INSTINCT towards self-destruction. Poe is the GODFATHER of Goth literature and that whole movement.
Read MoreFor the longest time, the Asian-American community would talk about REPRESENTATION, but I think it's also about the freedom to really shape, CREATE, and explore ISSUES that are important to us, REGARDLESS of WHETHER it's positive or negative, as long as it's three dimensional.
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