The stage was our school, our home, our life.
Interpretation
This quote reflects the profound impact of performance and creativity on life.
Lillian Gish's quote conveys how deeply intertwined her identity and upbringing were with the world of theater. It emphasizes the idea that the stage provided not only a platform for artistic expression but also a sense of belonging and education, suggesting that the experiences gained through performance can shape oneβs life significantly.
In practice
In a graduation speech to emphasize the importance of creativity in education.
You know, when I first went into the movies Lionel Barrymore played my grandfather. Later he played my father and finally he played my husband. If he had lived I'm sure I would have played his mother. That's the way it is in Hollywood. The men get younger and the women get older.
I never approved of talkies. Silent movies were well on their way to developing an entirely new art form. It was not just pantomine, but something wonderfully expressive.
The older I get, the more I believe in what I can't explain or understand, even more than the things that are explainable and understandable.
I've never been in style, so I can't go out of style.
I would have to think about it for two or three months before I decided to do something which would have meaning. And it would have to be more than just an impression or pleasure. I would need an objective, a meaning. That is the only thing that could help me.
Writing is a spiritual practice in that people that have no spiritual path can undertake it and, as they write, they begin to wake up to a larger connection. After a while, people tend to find that there is some muse that they are connecting to.
Those are miracles that no merely human brain can work. The artist is merely the sound conduct of a Force that dictates to him what he should do.
Look out! Be on your guard, because alone of all the arts, music moves all around you.
Most of my songs have names of people I've met or are dear to me. There are people who have privacy issues and about people knowing about their private life. But for me, I like to include few special names and few details about them to make the song very special to me.
Casting sometimes is fate and destiny more than skill and talent, from a director's point of view.
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