The genuine artist is never "true to life." He sees what is real, but not as we are normally aware of it. We do not go storming through life like actors in a play. Art is never real life.

  • -- Wallace Stevens 华莱士·史蒂文斯

真正的艺术家从不“忠于生活”。他看到的是真实的,但不像我们通常意识到的那样。我们不会像戏剧里的演员那样在生活中暴跳如雷。艺术从来不是真实的生活。

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I hope what I do has an art to it, and as an artist you have to try new things and keep yourself entertained.

我希望我所做的事情有艺术内涵,作为一名艺术家,你必须尝试新事物,让自己开心。

The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them.

只有艺术家才能看到灵魂。但当他告诉大家他们出现在他面前时,每个人都看到了他们。

Remember I’m an artist. And you know what that means in a court of law. Next worse to an actress.

记住我是个艺术家。你知道这在法庭上意味着什么。仅次于女演员。

The eye sees what it brings the power to see.

眼睛能看到它带来的力量。