I'm more interested in the idea of role-playing in general than the idea of role-playing in art. I like the childlike quality… — Laurel Nakadate Art Copy Share Image
I believe photography is about choosing to live, being brave. Looking is an act of courage. It's terrifying. It's possible to see… — Laurel Nakadate Acts of courage Copy Share Image
If you can see a thing you don't have anymore it's very heartbreaking. To hold onto things longer than we actually can… — Laurel Nakadate Art Copy Share Image
People want movies to be one thing or another; they want it be fact or fiction. — Laurel Nakadate Facts Copy Share Image
I love fiction. I like reading short stories. Cupcakes, pop songs, Polaroids, and short stories. They all raise and answer questions in… — Laurel Nakadate Amy Copy Share Image
I would always say I'm doing a video project. About dancing or birthday parties. Of course, the video becomes more than that.… — Laurel Nakadate Birthday party Copy Share Image
I think it's a really good idea to be bumping into all kinds of people in all kinds of ways. So you… — Laurel Nakadate All kinds Copy Share Image
Everything is mediated. Everything is influenced by its maker. And happily, right? I'm so happy everyone leaves fingerprints on things whether they… — Laurel Nakadate Born Copy Share Image
I present the thing we're going to do as a simple starting point. They all know it's an art piece and that… — Laurel Nakadate Advantage Copy Share Image
Heartbreak is when you're just far enough away from what you desire that you can feel it. Change is the Pangaea moment.… — Laurel Nakadate Change Copy Share Image
I think people like to have everything be perfectly morally clear. When the lines get blurred it worries them. I'm not worried.… — Laurel Nakadate Clear Copy Share Image
The thing about death is that it's embarrassing. No one wants to focus on it for very long. We're happy to talk… — Laurel Nakadate Death Copy Share Image
I shot my undergraduate work on 35mm. I love the way it looks, but I haven't shot film in a while. If… — Laurel Nakadate Faster Copy Share Image
There's such an energy created when the world is turned upside down, and when things are good again it's nice to take… — Laurel Nakadate Back together Copy Share Image
Discomfort and awkwardness are places where you feel things. I'm a big advocate for being happy. We can choose to live in… — Laurel Nakadate Awkwardness Copy Share Image
The act of recording requires you to look at and handle and touch things, so yes - art is more than just… — Laurel Nakadate Art Copy Share Image
What I love about photography is that nothing is really as it seems. — Laurel Nakadate Love Copy Share Image
Although I get a lot of ideas from things that have happened in my life, I see the final product as a… — Laurel Nakadate Finals Copy Share Image
A lot of people have said that the main thread in my work is loneliness or just wanting to create a world… — Laurel Nakadate Life Copy Share Image
I think it's a really good thing to put yourself in a situation where you feel really uncomfortable because I think things… — Laurel Nakadate Discomfort Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm at a place in my life where I'm really strangely happy, and in awe of how great the… — Laurel Nakadate Awe Copy Share Image
I wanted to tell stories that moved. Nothing stays the same, and that's why photography is important. The world flickers and changes,… — Laurel Nakadate Flicker Copy Share Image
The most amazing moments are when something horrible is about to happen or has just happened. The iceberg falling into the ocean.… — Laurel Nakadate Back together Copy Share Image
I think most interesting people are socially awkward even if they're able to hide it most of the time. If Henry Darger… — Laurel Nakadate Able Copy Share Image
