Sometimes it is the artist's task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.
Interpretation
An artist must explore their creativity and capacity, even in challenging situations.
This quote emphasizes the resilience of artists and the idea that creativity can persist despite limitations. It suggests that even when resources are scarce or circumstances are difficult, an artist's task is to discover new ways to express themselves and create meaningful work.
In practice
This quote can inspire students in an art class to create with the materials they have.
I say to string players in small chamber orchestras, 'it's always easy to become a passenger on the journey in sound, just adding volume to the whole. But if you play in an individual way, it makes the difference between good and great sound in an orchestra.'
In difficult times, people just like to hear music. They like to be moved by what they hear. And music speaks different languages.
For every child prodigy that you know about, at least 50 potential ones have burned out before you even heard about them.
Whenever I play recitals, the part where I talk about music and my experiences of music, audiences always like it. They feel more involved with an artist who talks to them. It's a nice experience for me as well.
I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day.
Israel is the country of my birth. When I come here, I feel I'm coming home.
Each writer is born with a repertory company in his head. Shakespeare has perhaps 20 players. ... I have 10 or so, and thats a lot. As you get older, you become more skillful at casting them.
My Advice to Young Filmmakers is This: Don't Follow Trends. Start Them!
I don't really believe in the mystery of cinematography - what happens in the camera is what the cinematographers create and all that nonsense - I want the director to see what I'm trying to do.
To shoot a film is to organize an entire universe.
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
The artist is the lover of nature; therefore he is her slave and her master.
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