When the uncreative tell the creative what to do, it stops being art.
Tony BennettRead
The singers who are the most honest are the ones who become immortalized.
Interpretation
Honesty in artistic expression leads to lasting impact.
In this quote, Tony Bennett suggests that true artistry stems from authenticity. Singers who convey their genuine emotions and experiences resonate deeply with audiences, allowing their work to endure over time. This connection not only elevates their music but also immortalizes their legacy in the hearts of listeners.
In practice
In a speech at a music awards ceremony, highlighting the importance of authenticity in songwriting.
When the uncreative tell the creative what to do, it stops being art.
Someday, when I'm awfully low, and the world is cold, I will feel a glow just thinking of you, and the way you look tonight.
I lived for 15 years in Los Angeles, and I still can't believe that the handsomest man in the world, Cary Grant, and the greatest performer in the world, Fred Astaire, and Johnny Carson, one after another - they were all in my home at different times. I celebrated my 50th birthday with them. Unforgettable.
My goal as a creative person is to express truth and beauty in whatever I do
If you follow your passion, you'll never work a day in your life.
To me, life is a gift, and it's a blessing to just be alive. And each person should learn what a gift it is to be alive no matter how tough things get.
Mere poets are sottish as mere drunkards are, who live in a continual mist, without seeing or judging anything clearly. A man should be learned in several sciences, and should have a reasonable, philosophical and in some measure a mathematical head, to be a complete and excellent poet.
The directorβs task is to recreate life, its movement, its contradictions, its dynamic and conflicts. It is his duty to reveal every iota of the truth he has seen, even if not everyone finds that truth acceptable. Of course an artist can lose his way, but even his mistakes are interesting provided they are sincere. For they represent the reality of his inner life, of the peregrinations and struggle into which the external world has thrown him.
Poetry is often the art of overhearing yourself say things you didn't know you knew. It is a learned skill to force yourself to articulate your life, your present world or your possibilities for the future.
Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage.
The Last Airbender is an agonizing experience in every category I can think of and others still waiting to be invented. The laws of chance suggest that something should have gone right. Not here. It puts a nail in the coffin of low-rent 3D, but it will need a lot more coffins than that.
An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.
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