You don't have to make something that people call art. Living is an artistic activity, there is an art to getting through the day.
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In a way, editing is not unlike the movies. The best books, just like the best movies, are a collaboration. They're only as good as the compromise made between the artists involved.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Editing, like filmmaking, thrives on collaboration and compromise among artists.
In this quote, Viggo Mortensen compares the process of editing in literature to filmmaking, emphasizing that the quality of both arts is dependent on the collaborative efforts of the individuals involved. Just as successful movies are shaped by the collective decisions and compromises of their creators, so too are great books formed through the negotiation and interplay of ideas among writers and editors.
Themes
EditingCollaborationCompromiseArtBooksMovies
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be used to introduce a workshop on collaborative writing.
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