An artist is a creature driven by demons. He doesn't know why they choose him and he's usually too busy to wonder why.

  • -- William Faulkner 威廉·福克纳

艺术家是被恶魔驱使的动物。他不知道他们为什么选择他,而且他通常太忙了,不知道为什么。

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With eye upraised his master's looks to scan, The joy, the solace, and the aid of man; The rich man's guardian, and the poor man's friend, The only creature faithful to the end.

他抬起眼睛,注视着主人的目光,注视着人类的欢乐、安慰和援助;富人的保护人,穷人的朋友,唯一至死不渝的忠贞不渝的人。

I realise few people get to live the life they always wanted, but I'm so neurotic, I don't really think about it. I'm too busy thinking, 'I hope I don't screw up my next scene.'

我意识到很少有人能过上他们一直想要的生活,但我太神经质了,我真的不去想它。我忙着想,‘我希望我的下一幕不要搞砸了。’

Do you want to be an artist and a writer, or a wife and a lover? With kids, your focus changes. I don't want to go to PTA meetings.

你想成为艺术家和作家,还是妻子和爱人?和孩子在一起,你的注意力会发生变化。我不想参加家长会。

I like to go for a walk or swimming or in the garden when I can. It's a busy kind of life, but I guess I'm lucky.

当我可以的时候,我喜欢去散步或游泳或在花园里。这是一种忙碌的生活,但我想我是幸运的。

If I could have any artist's work on my sitting room wall it would probably be by Van Gogh or Picasso.

如果我的客厅墙上有任何艺术家的作品,那很可能是梵高或毕加索的作品。

Writing is more than a gift. It is a struggle that blesses those who see it through to the end.

写作不仅仅是一种天赋。这是一场斗争,祝福那些坚持到底的人。

What more felicity can fall to creature, than to enjoy delight with liberty?

有什么比享受自由带来的快乐更能使人幸福呢?

I really didn't think about song writing.

我真的没想过写歌。