For Film And Television, It's Interesting How

I Think, For Some Artists, The Fear Of Taking On A Political Identity Stems From Not Wanting To Be Pigeonholed As Political Actor Or A Political Musician. It Becomes This Thing Where Somehow Your Art Can No Longer Exist On Its Own And Be Multifaceted.

I've Always Been Interested In Queerness And Underground And Fringe And Periphery, And Who And What Flourishes In Those Spaces. Those Spaces That Are Darker And Dingier And More Dangerous, More Lonely. What Comes Out Of There, To Me, Is The Life Force. I'm Excited When The Center Reaches Over To Those Places And Pulls Inspiration From Them, And Translates It For A Lot Of People.

I Will Say, As A Woman, When You Put A Mustache On, You Find Out A Lot Of Things About Yourself.

I'm Really Drawn To The Uncompromising Realness Of Natural Process: It's Unadorned. It's Not Very Pretty.

The Fact That People Go To Portland To Visit A Tiny Feminist Bookstore-no Matter What The Impetus Is For Them Getting There-the Fact That They Go In There And Look Around And Shop For Books Or Stationery Or Whatever, Is A Major Source Of Pride For Me.