The thing about death is that it's embarrassing. No one wants to focus on it for very long. We're happy to talk about sex all day long but no one wants to talk about the moment where it all ends. — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
The amazing thing is that we live our lives with the hope that things will go right, that things will happen. And all along… — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
Well, my intention is to make work about being uncomfortable. About being in a world that isn't always the world you want to be… — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
Humans like to look. I think that voyeurism and exploitation are often used in the same sentence. But, in my opinion, voyeurism is a… — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
I won't look it in the eye. As soon as I do, I get scared. You gotta walk the plank at some point, but… — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
I'm interested in that hybrid - the place between the real world and my imagination. There's a friction that's created between the things we… — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
Tenderness and lust are just immature little brothers of love. Yes of course it was lust... but I'm not sure how evolved or resolved… — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
I'm always afraid going into strange places, but I also choose carefully and listen to my instincts. These were men I could trust. I'm… — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
I feel like the men who end up in my videos, their biggest crime is being lonely. They're not violent, they're not scary people,… — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
Death is sad, yes, but there are some great laughs you can find there. — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
The act of looking is brave. Especially if you look at things you can't handle. I think that most people do not look. If… — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
I've always seen my work as trying to make the connection with men who no one really spends time with. — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
It's always a problem - you've got to figure out a place to put your body. You've got to wake up in the morning… — Laurel Nakadate Copy Share Image
