"I’ve always been an exhibitionist. I’ve always been a provocateur. I’ve always been someone who likes to push boundaries and make people think."

"I eat a lot of pizza. A lot. I'm a New Yorker."

"I believe in the power of imagination to create a better world."

"My father is a very conservative Italian man, and I'm a very liberal, eccentric artist. We don't always see eye to eye, but he loves me."

"I want to challenge people's perceptions of what's beautiful and what's normal."