I think it's bad to talk about one's present work, for it spoils something at the root of the creative act. It discharges the tension.

  • -- Norman Mailer 梅勒

我认为谈论一个人目前的工作是不好的,因为它从根本上破坏了创造性行为。它释放张力。

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If a man means his writing seriously, he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he learns to see what he has written badly. His progress toward good writing and his recognition of bad writing are bound to unfold at something like the same rate.

如果一个人认真对待他的写作,他一定要把它写好。但是他怎么能写得好,直到他学会看他写得不好。他在写作上的进步,以及对糟糕作品的认知,必然会以同样的速度展开。

Well, you just know, as a writer, I didn't really write one of the five best screenplays of the year. There were lots of brilliant screenplays; I was just one of the lucky ones who got nominated.

你知道,作为一名作家,我并没有真正写出本年度五部最佳剧本之一。有很多精彩的剧本;我只是被提名的幸运儿之一。