John Cage: You don't, do you really, think of yourself as on the search for an image... Morton Feldman: No... John Cage: ...which you will find... Morton Feldman: ...no... John Cage: ...and linger with? Morton Feldman: ...no. No... All I want, [long pause] John, is to just have enough stamina to sit down and make an action. So if I'm in a search for anything it's that stamina. I found that just this weekend simply buying an air conditioner... [laughter from both] See I couldn't work all this week and I attribute it to all psychological conditions. I became very poetic about the state of my work. But I bought an air conditioner and I started to work right away. Practical things... John Cage: Exactly... (1967)