All Jack Bowman Quotes
- This is why my art is about violence. Because I was subjected to so much of it as a kid. After that, and a lot… Art
- The act is truth. Nothing that was ever recorded is truth. Nothing that was ever said is truth. Only the act. Act
- A performance art piece is unprecedented. It is difficult to censor since it has a good possibility of never being done before. Art
- Performance art can involve the audience with taste, smell and sounds not available with electronic media and not practical with conventional theater. This is due… Art
- Performance art can be produced in a coffee house setting. Art
- It is better to go down in infamy than to never go down at all. All
- I was a gang leader. Although, it was a gang for defensive purposes. It was not a gang to sell drugs. Defensive
- My parents were laborers so we lived on South Park, which was a low-income region of Seattle. You had a choice - you either joined… Bully
- My 80-year-old mother will not buy her heart medicine because it cost more than she can pay with social security. She is America. America
- I love old books. They tell you stories about their use. You can see where the fingerprints touched the pages as they held the book… Book
- All good performance pieces have some philosophical validity. That's the difference between mere theater and performance art. All
- At one point, when I was 20 and living in Kentucky, I got shot - it was a land dispute over six inches of property… Another Family
- Basically the school system sets you up with what it wants to set you up with. They're really good at it. I think they're too… Accept
- But my patriotism goes for something beyond what we have. We don't have something that I want to die for - anymore. Anymore
- Freedom. It's not something you go out and die for. Die
- I believe that I understand gangs better than others. Because they're formed out of necessity. They're formed by people to keep from being suppressed. Believe
- I'm still very aware of the violence in our culture, more so than other people. I know where it comes from when someone is trying… Aware
- I've been in elementary education for years and my belief is that Christmas pageants in schools are little more than conditioning kids for the Christian… Been
- Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In real life, it's not a matter of the good guys… Baby
- My art and poetry is very political now. Because you've got to find that truth within you and express yourself. Somewhere out there, I know,… Art