Anselm Kiefer

Life is an illusion. I am held together in the nothingness by art.

Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.

If I do something that depresses, it's not because I'm depressed, but because political life and history is depressing.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.