"I don't think I'm a good person. I think I'm a very difficult person."

"I was told many times by my piano teacher, 'Nina, you may be a great pianist, but you'll never be a performer.'"

"I don't think there's any such thing as an artist that isn't political."

"I demand to be taken seriously."

"I'm not non-violent; I'm not peaceful. I'm violent in the sense that I will do anything to get my freedom."